Corona, CA vs Santa Clara, 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.

Corona

62.4

#1857 nationally

Santa Clara

65.7

#1617 nationally

Santa Clara leads in median household income ($165,352 vs $103,727). Corona leads in cost of living index (154 vs 241). Santa Clara leads in average commute (23.6 min vs 35.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Corona, CA	Santa Clara, CA
WhereAtHome Score	62.4 (#1857)	65.7 (#1617)
Population	160,238	131,062
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$762,969	$1,680,833
Median Household Income	$103,727	$165,352
Average Commute	35.3 min	23.6 min
Walk Score	39	58
Crime Level	6.8	5.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	154	241
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+1.3	D+40.0