Atascadero, CA vs Brea, 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.

Atascadero

65.4

#1633 nationally

Brea

64.3

#1700 nationally

Brea leads in walk score (50 vs 27). Atascadero leads in average commute (22.8 min vs 31.1 min). Brea leads in median household income ($120,226 vs $88,984).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Atascadero, CA	Brea, CA
WhereAtHome Score	65.4 (#1633)	64.3 (#1700)
Population	29,700	48,479
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$787,600	$1,134,146
Median Household Income	$88,984	$120,226
Average Commute	22.8 min	31.1 min
Walk Score	27	50
Crime Level	4.9	5.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	155	178
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+10.9	D+2.6