Council Bluffs, IA vs Princeton, TX

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.

Council Bluffs

76.6

#329 nationally

Princeton

71.3

#1000 nationally

Council Bluffs leads in average commute (18.9 min vs 34.1 min). Princeton leads in crime level (7.5 vs 11.5). Princeton leads in median household income ($93,586 vs $61,181).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Council Bluffs, IA	Princeton, TX
WhereAtHome Score	76.6 (#329)	71.3 (#1000)
Population	62,399	28,027
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$231,631	$288,891
Median Household Income	$61,181	$93,586
Average Commute	18.9 min	34.1 min
Walk Score	37	N/A
Crime Level	11.5	7.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	90	107
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+20.0	R+11.2

Data coverage note: Princeton is missing data for 1 metric that Council Bluffs has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.