Lafayette, CA vs Riverton, UT

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.

Lafayette

62.7

#1832 nationally

Riverton

69.5

#1202 nationally

Riverton leads in cost of living index (128 vs 280). Lafayette leads in median household income ($219,250 vs $115,869). Riverton leads in crime level (2.0 vs 2.2).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lafayette, CA	Riverton, UT
WhereAtHome Score	62.7 (#1832)	69.5 (#1202)
Population	25,048	44,854
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,941,109	$626,564
Median Household Income	$219,250	$115,869
Average Commute	29.7 min	29.1 min
Walk Score	26	26
Crime Level	2.2	2.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	280	128
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+38.0	D+10.2