Melbourne, FL vs Siloam Springs, AR

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.

Melbourne

69.9

#1158 nationally

Siloam Springs

69.2

#1245 nationally

Melbourne leads in crime level (7.6 vs 13.6). Siloam Springs leads in cost of living index (91 vs 105). Siloam Springs leads in average commute (19.6 min vs 22.5 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Melbourne, FL	Siloam Springs, AR
WhereAtHome Score	69.9 (#1158)	69.2 (#1245)
Population	86,960	19,336
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$360,012	$286,237
Median Household Income	$60,917	$59,911
Average Commute	22.5 min	19.6 min
Walk Score	33	N/A
Crime Level	7.6	13.6
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	105	91
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+20.8	R+27.0

Data coverage note: Siloam Springs is missing data for 1 metric that Melbourne has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.