Knightdale, NC vs Spring Valley, NY

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.

Knightdale

69.4

#1217 nationally

Spring Valley

60.5

#1933 nationally

Knightdale leads in crime level (5.3 vs 13.2). Knightdale leads in median household income ($79,364 vs $50,749). Knightdale leads in cost of living index (109 vs 126).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Knightdale, NC	Spring Valley, NY
WhereAtHome Score	69.4 (#1217)	60.5 (#1933)
Population	20,275	32,969
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$370,252	$888,313
Median Household Income	$79,364	$50,749
Average Commute	26.2 min	26.2 min
Walk Score	N/A	51
Crime Level	5.3	13.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	109	126
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+25.6	R+11.8

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