Santa Ana vs Fountain Valley
Santa Ana, CA compared with Fountain Valley, CA · 4 miles apart
Santa Ana has 315,586 residents to Fountain Valley’s 55,508. Santa Ana comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. Fountain Valley does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Santa Ana, CA | Fountain Valley, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 315,586 | 55,508 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 11,527 | 6,119 |
| Median household income | $93,999 | $115,237 |
| Median home value | $713,000 | $1,072,300 |
| Median rent | $2,082 | $2,631 |
| Homeownership | 44.6% | 64.8% |
| Average commute | 24.5 min | 26 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 44.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 18.3% | 46.4% |
| Poverty rate | 10.8% | 8% |
| Unemployment | 4.8% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 7.6× | 9.3× |
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.
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