Castle Rock, CO vs Happy Valley, OR

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.

Castle Rock

70.5

#1092 nationally

Happy Valley

66.9

#1485 nationally

Castle Rock leads in crime level (1.0 vs 3.8). Castle Rock leads in cost of living index (141 vs 153). Castle Rock leads in median household income ($135,985 vs $126,108).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Castle Rock, CO	Happy Valley, OR
WhereAtHome Score	70.5 (#1092)	66.9 (#1485)
Population	81,415	28,409
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$666,242	$686,520
Median Household Income	$135,985	$126,108
Average Commute	29.3 min	28 min
Walk Score	11	N/A
Crime Level	1.0	3.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	141	153
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+7.0	D+9.7

Data coverage note: Happy Valley is missing data for 1 metric that Castle Rock has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.