Ontario, CA vs Santa Rosa, 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.

Ontario

63.8

#1740 nationally

Santa Rosa

66.2

#1577 nationally

Santa Rosa leads in average commute (22.7 min vs 31.3 min). Ontario leads in crime level (7.5 vs 9.4). Santa Rosa leads in median household income ($92,604 vs $78,070).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Ontario, CA	Santa Rosa, CA
WhereAtHome Score	63.8 (#1740)	66.2 (#1577)
Population	182,457	175,845
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$671,649	$715,976
Median Household Income	$78,070	$92,604
Average Commute	31.3 min	22.7 min
Walk Score	48	47
Crime Level	7.5	9.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	143	163
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+2.1	D+46.2