Granite Bay, CA vs Lincoln, CA

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

MetricGranite Bay, CALincoln, CA
Population21,67352,956
Median Household Income$184,606$111,990
Median Rent$2,740/mo$2,090/mo
Median Home Value$1,135,900$651,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)107107
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.3%58.8%
Poverty Rate5.1%6.9%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)4.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k299*92
Property Crime Rate /100k673*485
Median AQI5252
Good AQI Days /yr167167
Summer Highs90°F92°F
Winter Lows38°F39°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.3 min29.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher23.923.3
College Degree Rate63.7%40.1%
Foreign-Born %10.1%11.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-7.8%+15.3%

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 Granite Bay (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.