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A city of 170,964 people in California
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Map of Garden Grove: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.4%163 of 11,453 acres
Trails2.7 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves191 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Garden Grove

City in California, U.S.
1874Established
171,949Population
18 sq miArea
89 ftElevation

Garden Grove is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 171,949 at the 2020 census. State Route 22, also known as the Garden Grove Freeway, passes through the city in an east–west direction. The western portion of the city is known as West Garden Grove.

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ZIP code92840, 92841, 92842
Area code714
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Housing in Garden Grove

$1.01M▲ 4.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Garden Grove home is worth about $1,007,000, up 4.4% in a year, 32% above the California typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market36
Sale-to-list102%
Sold in May63
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Safety in Garden Grove

C+

Safety Grade C+

Garden Grove reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 60% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 79%.

Violent crime per 1,000
Garden Grove 2.4
California 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Garden Grove 10.7
California 18.2
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Garden Grove’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#198Best public schoolsof 574 in CA
DistrictGarden Grove UnifiedSchools64

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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