Napa, CA vs Union City, 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.

Napa

65.1

#1651 nationally

Union City

67.3

#1446 nationally

Union City leads in walk score (94 vs 51). Napa leads in median household income ($100,273 vs $59,967). Napa leads in average commute (23.9 min vs 33.5 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Napa, CA	Union City, NJ
WhereAtHome Score	65.1 (#1651)	67.3 (#1446)
Population	77,492	64,462
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$873,489	$576,915
Median Household Income	$100,273	$59,967
Average Commute	23.9 min	33.5 min
Walk Score	51	94
Crime Level	7.9	7.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	173	132
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+34.9	D+28.1