Granite Bay, CA vs Rocklin, CA

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

MetricGranite Bay, CARocklin, CA
Population21,67373,327
Median Household Income$184,606$124,168
Median Rent$2,740/mo$2,258/mo
Median Home Value$1,135,900$703,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)107107
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.3%57.6%
Poverty Rate5.1%5.6%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k299*122
Property Crime Rate /100k673*838
Median AQI5252
Good AQI Days /yr167167
Summer Highs90°F92°F
Winter Lows38°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.3 min26.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher23.922.2
College Degree Rate63.7%48%
Foreign-Born %10.1%14.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-7.8%+7.3%

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.