Huntington Beach, CA vs Garden Grove, CA

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

MetricHuntington Beach, CAGarden Grove, CA
Population195,240170,964
Median Household Income$120,919$92,174
Median Rent$2,510/mo$2,012/mo
Median Home Value$1,100,000$814,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%57.1%
Poverty Rate7.8%12.3%
Unemployment Rate4.1%4.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k182239
Property Crime Rate /100k1,4641,423
Median AQI5353
Good AQI Days /yr138138
Summer Highs78°F82°F
Winter Lows49°F49°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute28.4 min28.5 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 52.0 / 5
Students per Teacher23.223.2
College Degree Rate49%25.3%
Foreign-Born %17.6%46.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-3.7%-0.9%

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