Happy Valley, OR vs Pico Rivera, 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.

Happy Valley

66.9

#1485 nationally

Pico Rivera

62.5

#1852 nationally

Happy Valley leads in crime level (3.8 vs 12.8). Happy Valley leads in median household income ($126,108 vs $82,539). Happy Valley leads in average commute (28 min vs 30.8 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Happy Valley, OR	Pico Rivera, CA
WhereAtHome Score	66.9 (#1485)	62.5 (#1852)
Population	28,409	59,189
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$686,520	$753,964
Median Household Income	$126,108	$82,539
Average Commute	28 min	30.8 min
Walk Score	N/A	59
Crime Level	3.8	12.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	153	148
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+9.7	D+32.9

Data coverage note: Happy Valley is missing data for 1 metric that Pico Rivera has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.