Happy Valley, OR vs Santa Paula, 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

Santa Paula

64.8

#1675 nationally

Happy Valley leads in crime level (3.8 vs 9.0). Happy Valley leads in median household income ($126,108 vs $72,014). Santa Paula leads in cost of living index (142 vs 153).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Happy Valley, OR	Santa Paula, CA
WhereAtHome Score	66.9 (#1485)	64.8 (#1675)
Population	28,409	31,792
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$686,520	$719,395
Median Household Income	$126,108	$72,014
Average Commute	28 min	28 min
Walk Score	N/A	59
Crime Level	3.8	9.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	153	142
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+9.7	D+15.1

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