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Santa Barbara, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than Santa Barbara.
- People are 42.6% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 6.6 years older in Mission Viejo.
 Santa Barbara, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,932329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201088,544  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 199085,571  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,306.693.4
 Land Area19.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Barbara, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Barbara, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White55.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian3.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Barbara, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married41.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households36,932  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,386  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i don´t know  More

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