Happy Valley, OR vs McMinnville, 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.

Happy Valley

66.9

#1485 nationally

McMinnville

68.2

#1334 nationally

Happy Valley leads in median household income ($126,108 vs $65,318). Happy Valley leads in crime level (3.8 vs 6.2). McMinnville leads in cost of living index (115 vs 153).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Happy Valley, OR	McMinnville, OR
WhereAtHome Score	66.9 (#1485)	68.2 (#1334)
Population	28,409	34,450
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$686,520	$488,040
Median Household Income	$126,108	$65,318
Average Commute	28 min	21.1 min
Walk Score	N/A	43
Crime Level	3.8	6.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	153	115
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+9.7	R+6.1

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