Jurupa Valley, CA vs Rutherford, NJ

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.

Jurupa Valley

61.9

#1884 nationally

Rutherford

70.7

#1075 nationally

Rutherford leads in crime level (1.6 vs 5.0). Rutherford leads in median household income ($128,576 vs $91,562). Jurupa Valley leads in average commute (32.2 min vs 33.5 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Jurupa Valley, CA	Rutherford, NJ
WhereAtHome Score	61.9 (#1884)	70.7 (#1075)
Population	107,321	18,852
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$678,444	$767,911
Median Household Income	$91,562	$128,576
Average Commute	32.2 min	33.5 min
Walk Score	N/A	67
Crime Level	5.0	1.6
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	141	146
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+1.3	D+3.4

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