Escondido, California is 3 times larger than Downey, California.
Area: 32 km2 calculated
Downey is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States, 21 km southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city is best known as the birthplace of the Apollo space program, and is the hometown of Richard and Karen Carpenter. Wikipedia
Area: 98 km2 calculated
Escondido is a city in California's North County region, occupying a shallow valley ringed by rocky hills, just north of the city of San Diego and 30 miles from Downtown San Diego. Founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest cities in San Diego County. Wikipedia