Albany, OR vs Daly City, CA

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.

Albany

70.6

#1081 nationally

Daly City

63.6

#1754 nationally

Daly City leads in walk score (66 vs 33). Albany leads in cost of living index (111 vs 204). Daly City leads in median household income ($114,910 vs $69,777).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Albany, OR	Daly City, CA
WhereAtHome Score	70.6 (#1081)	63.6 (#1754)
Population	57,053	99,833
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$439,047	$1,137,024
Median Household Income	$69,777	$114,910
Average Commute	21.1 min	29.8 min
Walk Score	33	66
Crime Level	5.4	8.1
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	111	204
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+24.4	D+50.3