Manteca, CA vs Santa Clara, 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.

Manteca

62.9

#1816 nationally

Santa Clara

65.7

#1617 nationally

Santa Clara leads in crime level (5.0 vs 9.5). Santa Clara leads in median household income ($165,352 vs $89,966). Santa Clara leads in average commute (23.6 min vs 40.2 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Manteca, CA	Santa Clara, CA
WhereAtHome Score	62.9 (#1816)	65.7 (#1617)
Population	91,059	131,062
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$581,224	$1,680,833
Median Household Income	$89,966	$165,352
Average Commute	40.2 min	23.6 min
Walk Score	42	58
Crime Level	9.5	5.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	143	241
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+0.9	D+40.0