Banning, CA vs Soledad, 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

Soledad

64.3

#1704 nationally

Soledad leads in crime level (7.0 vs 12.8). Soledad leads in median household income ($85,040 vs $54,083). Banning leads in cost of living index (118 vs 143).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Banning, CA	Soledad, CA
WhereAtHome Score	63.9 (#1728)	64.3 (#1704)
Population	31,680	23,947
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$411,599	$646,952
Median Household Income	$54,083	$85,040
Average Commute	28 min	26 min
Walk Score	29	29
Crime Level	12.8	7.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	118	143
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+1.3	D+29.9