Banning, CA vs Lompoc, 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

Lompoc

63.6

#1755 nationally

Lompoc leads in walk score (53 vs 29). Lompoc leads in median household income ($66,947 vs $54,083). Banning leads in cost of living index (118 vs 131).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Banning, CA	Lompoc, CA
WhereAtHome Score	63.9 (#1728)	63.6 (#1755)
Population	31,680	43,045
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$411,599	$597,835
Median Household Income	$54,083	$66,947
Average Commute	28 min	28 min
Walk Score	29	53
Crime Level	12.8	13.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	118	131
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+1.3	D+26.7