Live Oak, CA vs Watsonville, CA

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

MetricLive Oak, CAWatsonville, CA
Population16,91151,712
Median Household Income$103,674$78,393
Median Rent$2,421/mo$1,889/mo
Median Home Value$1,015,200$686,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)110110
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.9%53.1%
Poverty Rate12.9%14.7%
Unemployment Rate6.3% (county)12.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k174*415
Property Crime Rate /100k690*992
Median AQI3535
Good AQI Days /yr320320
Summer Highs75°F72°F
Winter Lows42°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute21.9 min26.1 min
Hospitals31
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 52.0 / 5
Students per Teacher22.521.9
College Degree Rate40.8%12.4%
Foreign-Born %15.4%35.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.2%-3.5%

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