Altamonte Springs, FL vs Melissa, TX

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Altamonte Springs

71.9

#940 nationally

Melissa

74.8

#551 nationally

Melissa leads in crime level (1.0 vs 9.3). Melissa leads in median household income ($138,465 vs $61,714). Altamonte Springs leads in average commute (26.5 min vs 32.6 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Altamonte Springs, FL	Melissa, TX
WhereAtHome Score	71.9 (#940)	74.8 (#551)
Population	45,257	23,571
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$294,863	$430,394
Median Household Income	$61,714	$138,465
Average Commute	26.5 min	32.6 min
Walk Score	35	N/A
Crime Level	9.3	1.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	106	125
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+3.5	R+11.2

Data coverage note: Melissa is missing data for 1 metric that Altamonte Springs has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.