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Downtown Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA

A stroll through Downtown Garden Grove combines the best of the past and present – especially when you join your neighbors for the Classic Car Show held on Main Street every Friday. Vendors sell food and beverages at the event, plus you can win prizes for attending. This friendly neighborhood proves itself very walkable. Locals hit the town on foot or bike from their nearby apartment or rental house. Stop in at the GEM Theater, a lovingly restored vaudeville house, to see an original play. After, swing by Azteca Mexican Restaurant or Seven Seas Sports Bar and Grill for a bite to eat. The Strawberry Festival is a local favorite for those near and far.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Garden Grove is $2,393 for one bedroom, and $2,672 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Garden Grove has increased by 1.3% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 950 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,393/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,200 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,672/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 5 Minute Walk

Groceries

90 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

70 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

70 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

60 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

40 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

40 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Mile Square Regional Park
  • Tessman Planetarium
  • Science Discovery Museum
  • Old Orange County Courthouse
  • Anaheim Equestrian Center

Airports

  • John Wayne/Orange County
  • Long Beach (Daugherty Field)

Property Management Companies

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.