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Santa Ana vs Orange

Santa Ana, CA compared with Orange, CA · 4 miles apart

Santa Ana has 315,586 residents to Orange’s 138,365. Santa Ana comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. Orange does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Santa Ana, CA Orange, CA
Population 315,586 138,365
Density (per sq mi) 11,527 5,391
Median household income $93,999 $117,113
Median home value $713,000 $945,800
Median rent $2,082 $2,327
Homeownership 44.6% 56.7%
Average commute 24.5 min 25.8 min
Median age 34.7 37.2
Bachelor's degree + 18.3% 39.7%
Poverty rate 10.8% 9.5%
Unemployment 4.8% 4.9%
Price to income 7.6× 8.1×
Clear days a year 54
Days above 90°F 23

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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