Happy Valley, OR vs West Sacramento, 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

West Sacramento

67.8

#1387 nationally

Happy Valley leads in crime level (3.8 vs 8.0). Happy Valley leads in median household income ($126,108 vs $87,044). West Sacramento leads in average commute (23.9 min vs 28 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Happy Valley, OR	West Sacramento, CA
WhereAtHome Score	66.9 (#1485)	67.8 (#1387)
Population	28,409	55,842
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$686,520	$529,343
Median Household Income	$126,108	$87,044
Average Commute	28 min	23.9 min
Walk Score	N/A	39
Crime Level	3.8	8.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	153	137
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+9.7	D+36.3

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