Garden Grove, CA vs Springfield, TN

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Garden Grove

63.2

#1788 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Springfield leads in cost of living index (94 vs 165). Garden Grove leads in median household income ($86,139 vs $55,392). Garden Grove leads in crime level (7.6 vs 10.7).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Garden Grove, CA	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	63.2 (#1788)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	168,234	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,015,470	$331,929
Median Household Income	$86,139	$55,392
Average Commute	29.1 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	62	N/A
Crime Level	7.6	10.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	165	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+2.6	R+50.9

Data coverage note: Springfield is missing data for 1 metric that Garden Grove has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.