Orange, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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.

Orange

63.3

#1780 nationally

Santa Rosa

66.2

#1577 nationally

Orange leads in crime level (6.2 vs 9.4). Orange leads in median household income ($109,335 vs $92,604). Santa Rosa leads in average commute (22.7 min vs 26.5 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Orange, CA	Santa Rosa, CA
WhereAtHome Score	63.3 (#1780)	66.2 (#1577)
Population	138,337	175,845
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,136,729	$715,976
Median Household Income	$109,335	$92,604
Average Commute	26.5 min	22.7 min
Walk Score	51	47
Crime Level	6.2	9.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	178	163
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+2.6	D+46.2