Carson, NV vs Newport Beach, 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.

Carson

64.9

#357 nationally

Newport Beach

63.7

#1749 nationally

Newport Beach leads in walk score (49 vs 14). Newport Beach leads in median household income ($149,471 vs $67,465). Carson leads in average commute (21.1 min vs 24.5 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Carson, NV	Newport Beach, CA
WhereAtHome Score	64.9 (#357)	63.7 (#1749)
Population	58,036	82,637
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$0	$3,724,083
Median Household Income	$67,465	$149,471
Average Commute	21.1 min	24.5 min
Walk Score	14	49
Crime Level	7.8	6.9
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	N/A
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+11.3	D+2.6