Manhattan Beach, CA vs Secaucus, NJ

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.

Manhattan Beach

66.5

#1537 nationally

Secaucus

63.9

#1733 nationally

Manhattan Beach leads in median household income ($187,217 vs $129,348). Manhattan Beach leads in average commute (31.3 min vs 33.9 min). Manhattan Beach leads in crime level (4.1 vs 4.2).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Manhattan Beach, CA	Secaucus, NJ
WhereAtHome Score	66.5 (#1537)	63.9 (#1733)
Population	33,369	21,005
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$3,321,616	$672,685
Median Household Income	$187,217	$129,348
Average Commute	31.3 min	33.9 min
Walk Score	73	N/A
Crime Level	4.1	4.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	153
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+32.9	D+28.1

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