Menlo Park, CA vs Wasco, 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.

Menlo Park

65.4

#1635 nationally

Wasco

66.6

#1529 nationally

Menlo Park leads in median household income ($198,273 vs $48,109). Menlo Park leads in crime level (6.3 vs 22.4). Menlo Park leads in walk score (58 vs 36).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Menlo Park, CA	Wasco, CA
WhereAtHome Score	65.4 (#1635)	66.6 (#1529)
Population	31,690	26,917
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$2,890,071	$317,282
Median Household Income	$198,273	$48,109
Average Commute	25.5 min	22.7 min
Walk Score	58	36
Crime Level	6.3	22.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	110
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+50.3	R+21.1