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Santa Cruz, CA vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 92.8% more likely to be married in Mission Viejo.
- The Median Age is 16.7 years older in Mission Viejo.
 Santa Cruz, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock93,932329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.738.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock93,102285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,306.693.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CAMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.6%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.832.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,38780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  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 donĀ“t know  More

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