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San Diego vs Garden Grove

San Diego, CA compared with Garden Grove, CA · 82 miles apart

San Diego has 1,406,106 residents to Garden Grove’s 170,455. San Diego comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Garden Grove does better on median rent, homeownership.

San Diego, CA Garden Grove, CA
Population 1,406,106 170,455
Density (per sq mi) 4,313 9,495
Median household income $108,077 $92,174
Median home value $906,700 $814,100
Median rent $2,313 $2,012
Homeownership 47.3% 53.1%
Average commute 23.5 min 28.5 min
Median age 36.2 40.2
Bachelor's degree + 51% 25.3%
Poverty rate 11% 12.3%
Unemployment 6% 6%
Price to income 8.4× 8.8×
Clear days a year 57
Days above 90°F 12

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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