Auburndale, FL vs Mountain View, 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.

Auburndale

69.9

#1151 nationally

Mountain View

63.3

#1779 nationally

Auburndale leads in cost of living index (102 vs 285). Mountain View leads in median household income ($174,156 vs $67,661). Auburndale leads in crime level (5.9 vs 8.4).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Auburndale, FL	Mountain View, CA
WhereAtHome Score	69.9 (#1151)	63.3 (#1779)
Population	20,011	81,785
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$304,050	$1,962,774
Median Household Income	$67,661	$174,156
Average Commute	30.2 min	24.2 min
Walk Score	N/A	66
Crime Level	5.9	8.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	102	285
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+20.7	D+40.0

Data coverage note: Auburndale is missing data for 1 metric that Mountain View has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.