Albany, OR vs Menlo Park, 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

Menlo Park

65.4

#1635 nationally

Menlo Park leads in median household income ($198,273 vs $69,777). Menlo Park leads in walk score (58 vs 33). Albany leads in average commute (21.1 min vs 25.5 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Albany, OR	Menlo Park, CA
WhereAtHome Score	70.6 (#1081)	65.4 (#1635)
Population	57,053	31,690
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$439,047	$2,890,071
Median Household Income	$69,777	$198,273
Average Commute	21.1 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	33	58
Crime Level	5.4	6.3
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	111	N/A
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+24.4	D+50.3