New Smyrna Beach, FL vs West Haven, UT

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.

New Smyrna Beach

69.3

#1228 nationally

West Haven

68.8

#1287 nationally

West Haven leads in average commute (23 min vs 29.2 min). West Haven leads in median household income ($92,425 vs $73,096). New Smyrna Beach leads in crime level (3.2 vs 3.8).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	New Smyrna Beach, FL	West Haven, UT
WhereAtHome Score	69.3 (#1228)	68.8 (#1287)
Population	32,655	24,014
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$455,070	$529,421
Median Household Income	$73,096	$92,425
Average Commute	29.2 min	23 min
Walk Score	24	N/A
Crime Level	3.2	3.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	117	122
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+21.8	R+23.5

Data coverage note: West Haven is missing data for 1 metric that New Smyrna Beach has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.