Happy Valley, OR vs Lemon Grove, 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.

Happy Valley

66.9

#1485 nationally

Lemon Grove

61.9

#1885 nationally

Happy Valley leads in crime level (3.8 vs 12.1). Happy Valley leads in median household income ($126,108 vs $77,833). Lemon Grove leads in cost of living index (144 vs 153).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Happy Valley, OR	Lemon Grove, CA
WhereAtHome Score	66.9 (#1485)	61.9 (#1885)
Population	28,409	27,569
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$686,520	$761,919
Median Household Income	$126,108	$77,833
Average Commute	28 min	29.4 min
Walk Score	N/A	52
Crime Level	3.8	12.1
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	153	144
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+9.7	D+16.8

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