Mountain View, CA vs West Haven, 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.

Mountain View

63.3

#1779 nationally

West Haven

68.8

#1287 nationally

West Haven leads in cost of living index (122 vs 285). West Haven leads in crime level (3.8 vs 8.4). Mountain View leads in median household income ($174,156 vs $92,425).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Mountain View, CA	West Haven, UT
WhereAtHome Score	63.3 (#1779)	68.8 (#1287)
Population	81,785	24,014
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,962,774	$529,421
Median Household Income	$174,156	$92,425
Average Commute	24.2 min	23 min
Walk Score	66	N/A
Crime Level	8.4	3.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	285	122
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+40.0	R+23.5

Data coverage note: West Haven is missing data for 1 metric that Mountain View has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.