Arlington, WA vs Brawley, 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.

Arlington

63.3

#1774 nationally

Brawley

70.6

#1083 nationally

Brawley leads in walk score (46 vs 26). Arlington leads in median household income ($89,587 vs $56,229). Brawley leads in average commute (21.5 min vs 29.8 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Arlington, WA	Brawley, CA
WhereAtHome Score	63.3 (#1774)	70.6 (#1083)
Population	21,206	27,849
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$664,068	$365,419
Median Household Income	$89,587	$56,229
Average Commute	29.8 min	21.5 min
Walk Score	26	46
Crime Level	9.3	8.1
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	129	112
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+19.0	R+0.9