San Juan Capistrano, CA vs Sweetwater, FL

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.

San Juan Capistrano

62.8

#1825 nationally

Sweetwater

65.9

#1603 nationally

San Juan Capistrano leads in median household income ($123,474 vs $53,159). Sweetwater leads in cost of living index (107 vs 186). Sweetwater leads in crime level (2.8 vs 4.5).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Sweetwater, FL
WhereAtHome Score	62.8 (#1825)	65.9 (#1603)
Population	34,754	20,352
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,350,010	$448,534
Median Household Income	$123,474	$53,159
Average Commute	28 min	27.9 min
Walk Score	34	N/A
Crime Level	4.5	2.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	186	107
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+2.6	R+11.4

Data coverage note: Sweetwater is missing data for 1 metric that San Juan Capistrano has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.