Banning, CA vs Monterey, 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

Monterey

62.7

#1834 nationally

Monterey leads in walk score (53 vs 29). Monterey leads in median household income ($98,003 vs $54,083). Banning leads in cost of living index (118 vs 192).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Banning, CA	Monterey, CA
WhereAtHome Score	63.9 (#1728)	62.7 (#1834)
Population	31,680	29,116
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$411,599	$1,179,065
Median Household Income	$54,083	$98,003
Average Commute	28 min	19.1 min
Walk Score	29	53
Crime Level	12.8	10.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	118	192
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+1.3	D+29.9