Santa Ana vs Orange
Santa Ana, CA compared with Orange, CA · 4 miles apart
Santa Ana has 315,586 residents to Orange’s 138,365. Santa Ana comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, unemployment. Orange does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Santa Ana, CA | Orange, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 315,586 | 138,365 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 11,527 | 5,391 |
| Median household income | $93,999 | $117,113 |
| Median home value | $713,000 | $945,800 |
| Median rent | $2,082 | $2,327 |
| Homeownership | 44.6% | 56.7% |
| Average commute | 24.5 min | 25.8 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 37.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 18.3% | 39.7% |
| Poverty rate | 10.8% | 9.5% |
| Unemployment | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Price to income | 7.6× | 8.1× |
| Clear days a year | — | 54 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 23 |
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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