Happy Valley, OR vs Royal Palm Beach, 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.

Happy Valley

66.9

#1485 nationally

Royal Palm Beach

67.8

#1385 nationally

Happy Valley leads in median household income ($126,108 vs $90,143). Royal Palm Beach leads in cost of living index (121 vs 153). Happy Valley leads in crime level (3.8 vs 4.4).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Happy Valley, OR	Royal Palm Beach, FL
WhereAtHome Score	66.9 (#1485)	67.8 (#1385)
Population	28,409	39,489
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$686,520	$488,402
Median Household Income	$126,108	$90,143
Average Commute	28 min	29.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	21
Crime Level	3.8	4.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	153	121
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+9.7	D+0.8

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