Banning, CA vs Lafayette, CA

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.

Banning

63.9

#1728 nationally

Lafayette

62.7

#1832 nationally

Lafayette leads in crime level (2.2 vs 12.8). Lafayette leads in median household income ($219,250 vs $54,083). Banning leads in cost of living index (118 vs 280).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Banning, CA	Lafayette, CA
WhereAtHome Score	63.9 (#1728)	62.7 (#1832)
Population	31,680	25,048
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$411,599	$1,941,109
Median Household Income	$54,083	$219,250
Average Commute	28 min	29.7 min
Walk Score	29	26
Crime Level	12.8	2.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	118	280
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+1.3	D+38.0