Happy Valley, OR vs Redondo Beach, 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

Redondo Beach

64.1

#1721 nationally

Happy Valley leads in crime level (3.8 vs 6.8). Happy Valley leads in cost of living index (153 vs 212). Redondo Beach leads in median household income ($134,033 vs $126,108).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Happy Valley, OR	Redondo Beach, CA
WhereAtHome Score	66.9 (#1485)	64.1 (#1721)
Population	28,409	67,749
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$686,520	$1,497,774
Median Household Income	$126,108	$134,033
Average Commute	28 min	28.5 min
Walk Score	N/A	75
Crime Level	3.8	6.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	153	212
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+9.7	D+32.9

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