Garden Acres, CA vs Ripon, CA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricGarden Acres, CARipon, CA
Population10,66716,201
Median Household Income$66,474$133,380
Median Rent$1,354/mo$1,851/mo
Median Home Value$336,000$704,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.4%51.9%
Poverty Rate18.9%5.4%
Unemployment Rate6.7% (county)6.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k433*154
Property Crime Rate /100k1,198*633
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr219219
Summer Highs93°F93°F
Winter Lows40°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute41.2 min26.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher23.525.9
College Degree Rate5.9%29.4%
Foreign-Born %37.3%7.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.5%+0.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Garden Acres (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.