Johnstown, CO vs West Melbourne, FL

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.

Johnstown

68.5

#1313 nationally

West Melbourne

72.6

#867 nationally

Johnstown leads in median household income ($120,395 vs $86,398). West Melbourne leads in average commute (23.5 min vs 27.8 min). West Melbourne leads in crime level (4.2 vs 4.9).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Johnstown, CO	West Melbourne, FL
WhereAtHome Score	68.5 (#1313)	72.6 (#867)
Population	19,511	29,144
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$505,142	$374,472
Median Household Income	$120,395	$86,398
Average Commute	27.8 min	23.5 min
Walk Score	N/A	22
Crime Level	4.9	4.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	131	114
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+21.0	R+20.8

Data coverage note: Johnstown is missing data for 1 metric that West Melbourne has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.