Irvine vs Santa Ana
Irvine, CA compared with Santa Ana, CA · 8 miles apart
Irvine has 318,764 residents to Santa Ana’s 315,586. Irvine comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +. Santa Ana does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Irvine, CA | Santa Ana, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 318,764 | 315,586 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,858 | 11,527 |
| Median household income | $136,719 | $93,999 |
| Median home value | $1,191,500 | $713,000 |
| Median rent | $2,997 | $2,082 |
| Homeownership | 44.5% | 44.6% |
| Average commute | 24.7 min | 24.5 min |
| Median age | 34 | 34.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 70.6% | 18.3% |
| Poverty rate | 10.8% | 10.8% |
| Unemployment | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Price to income | 8.7× | 7.6× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
Full profiles
- Irvine, CAClimate, crime, housing
- Santa Ana, CAClimate, crime, housing