Desert Hot Springs, CA vs Maitland, FL

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.

Desert Hot Springs

64.4

#1692 nationally

Maitland

69.6

#1186 nationally

Maitland leads in crime level (3.4 vs 13.5). Maitland leads in median household income ($89,871 vs $45,863). Maitland leads in average commute (22.6 min vs 27.9 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Desert Hot Springs, CA	Maitland, FL
WhereAtHome Score	64.4 (#1692)	69.6 (#1186)
Population	33,438	19,215
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$378,683	$479,666
Median Household Income	$45,863	$89,871
Average Commute	27.9 min	22.6 min
Walk Score	34	N/A
Crime Level	13.5	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	115	134
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+1.3	D+13.6

Data coverage note: Maitland is missing data for 1 metric that Desert Hot Springs has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.