College Park, MD 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.

College Park

68.3

#1324 nationally

Happy Valley

66.9

#1485 nationally

Happy Valley leads in crime level (3.8 vs 13.4). Happy Valley leads in median household income ($126,108 vs $76,973). College Park leads in cost of living index (129 vs 153).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	College Park, MD	Happy Valley, OR
WhereAtHome Score	68.3 (#1324)	66.9 (#1485)
Population	34,187	28,409
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$437,317	$686,520
Median Household Income	$76,973	$126,108
Average Commute	24.9 min	28 min
Walk Score	53	N/A
Crime Level	13.4	3.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	129	153
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+75.2	D+9.7

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