Greenfield, CA vs Imperial 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.

Greenfield

58.7

#1953 nationally

Imperial Beach

62.9

#1815 nationally

Greenfield leads in cost of living index (135 vs 167). Imperial Beach leads in crime level (14.8 vs 17.3). Greenfield leads in average commute (25.6 min vs 27.2 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Greenfield, CA	Imperial Beach, CA
WhereAtHome Score	58.7 (#1953)	62.9 (#1815)
Population	20,634	25,458
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$555,180	$844,131
Median Household Income	$73,904	$75,731
Average Commute	25.6 min	27.2 min
Walk Score	N/A	69
Crime Level	17.3	14.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	135	167
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+29.9	D+16.8

Data coverage note: Greenfield is missing data for 1 metric that Imperial Beach has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.