Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median home value$814,100
Los Angeles $871,300
Median rent$2,012/mo
Los Angeles $2,063/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Los Angeles 46%
Garden Grove
Orange County170,964 residentsGarden Grove Unified
60
C
Suburbgrade score
23rd of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. Strong on amenities and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
60
Los Angeles median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Garden Grove is like to live in, by category
Bars show Garden Grove against Los Angeles. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Within-state proficiency80th pct
Los Angeles median 63rd pct
Student–teacher ratio23.0
Los Angeles median 22.9
Graduation rate93%
Los Angeles median 92%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index91
Los Angeles 100
Eff. tax rate0.66%
Los Angeles 0.66%
Local sales tax8.75%
Los Angeles median 10.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 50/100
D+
Mean commute28.5 min
Los Angeles 29.5 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Los Angeles 54%
Transit stops / sq mi17
Los Angeles median 11 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 87/100
A−
Restaurants & cafés160
Los Angeles median 92 · within 2 miles
Groceries21
Los Angeles median 9 · within 2 miles
Parks49
Los Angeles median 47 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 44/100
D
Median household income$92,174
Los Angeles $95,958
Unemployment6.0%
Los Angeles 6.8%
Professional occupations32%
Los Angeles 43%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Garden Grove on housing & affordability
Garden Grove's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Newport Beach12 mi from Garden GroveB− 72 B− Yorba Linda13 mi from Garden GroveC+ 60 C Mission Viejo21 mi from Garden GroveC 67 C+ Laguna Niguel23 mi from Garden GroveC 66 C+ Lake Forest18 mi from Garden GroveC− 67 C+ Fountain Valley5 mi from Garden GroveC− 64 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Garden Grove
Is Garden Grove, CA a good place to live?
Garden Grove scores 60 out of 100, 23rd of 60 Los Angeles suburbs. It is strongest on amenities and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Garden Grove expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $814,100, 7% below the Los Angeles median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.66%. $2,012/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Garden Grove?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Garden Grove sit at the 80th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 23.0 student–teacher ratio. Garden Grove is served by Garden Grove Unified. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Garden Grove?
The mean commute is 28.5 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 17 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Garden Grove?
Within two miles there are 21 groceries, 160 restaurants and cafés and 49 parks, which grades A− on amenities.
Are the homes in Garden Grove old or new?
The median home in Garden Grove was built in 1965 — close to the Los Angeles median of 1969. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 63% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.