Johnstown, CO vs South San Francisco, 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.

Johnstown

68.5

#1313 nationally

South San Francisco

63.9

#1734 nationally

Johnstown leads in crime level (4.9 vs 8.2). Johnstown leads in cost of living index (131 vs 207). South San Francisco leads in median household income ($127,062 vs $120,395).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Johnstown, CO	South San Francisco, CA
WhereAtHome Score	68.5 (#1313)	63.9 (#1734)
Population	19,511	63,123
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$505,142	$1,235,804
Median Household Income	$120,395	$127,062
Average Commute	27.8 min	27.9 min
Walk Score	N/A	63
Crime Level	4.9	8.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	131	207
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+21.0	D+50.3

Data coverage note: Johnstown is missing data for 1 metric that South San Francisco has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.