Sammamish, WA vs Walnut, 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.

Sammamish

65.1

#1652 nationally

Walnut

63.3

#1785 nationally

Sammamish leads in crime level (0.8 vs 3.5). Walnut leads in walk score (32 vs 13). Sammamish leads in median household income ($215,047 vs $130,444).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Sammamish, WA	Walnut, CA
WhereAtHome Score	65.1 (#1652)	63.3 (#1785)
Population	65,116	27,104
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,557,390	$1,188,533
Median Household Income	$215,047	$130,444
Average Commute	31.7 min	35.1 min
Walk Score	13	32
Crime Level	0.8	3.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	201	197
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+51.7	D+32.9