Happy Valley, OR vs Mountain View, 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

Mountain View

63.3

#1779 nationally

Happy Valley leads in crime level (3.8 vs 8.4). Happy Valley leads in cost of living index (153 vs 285). Mountain View leads in median household income ($174,156 vs $126,108).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Happy Valley, OR	Mountain View, CA
WhereAtHome Score	66.9 (#1485)	63.3 (#1779)
Population	28,409	81,785
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$686,520	$1,962,774
Median Household Income	$126,108	$174,156
Average Commute	28 min	24.2 min
Walk Score	N/A	66
Crime Level	3.8	8.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	153	285
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+9.7	D+40.0

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