Garden Grove, CA vs Huntington Beach, CA

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

MetricGarden Grove, CAHuntington Beach, CA
Population170,964195,240
Median Household Income$92,174$120,919
Median Rent$2,012/mo$2,510/mo
Median Home Value$814,100$1,100,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.1%50.7%
Poverty Rate12.3%7.8%
Unemployment Rate4.4%4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k239182
Property Crime Rate /100k1,4231,464
Median AQI5353
Good AQI Days /yr138138
Summer Highs82°F78°F
Winter Lows49°F49°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute28.5 min28.4 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 51.0 / 5
Students per Teacher23.223.2
College Degree Rate25.3%49%
Foreign-Born %46.2%17.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.9%-3.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.