Harrisburg, NC vs Spring Valley, NY

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.

Harrisburg

69.3

#1226 nationally

Spring Valley

60.5

#1933 nationally

Harrisburg leads in crime level (4.2 vs 13.2). Harrisburg leads in median household income ($134,767 vs $50,749). Spring Valley leads in average commute (26.2 min vs 30.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Harrisburg, NC	Spring Valley, NY
WhereAtHome Score	69.3 (#1226)	60.5 (#1933)
Population	19,883	32,969
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$500,007	$888,313
Median Household Income	$134,767	$50,749
Average Commute	30.3 min	26.2 min
Walk Score	N/A	51
Crime Level	4.2	13.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	118	126
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+7.7	R+11.8

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