Arlington, VA vs Lake Worth Beach, FL

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.

Arlington

72.2

#917 nationally

Lake Worth Beach

61.6

#1895 nationally

Arlington leads in median household income ($137,387 vs $57,489). Arlington leads in walk score (69 vs 56). Lake Worth Beach leads in average commute (28 min vs 28.2 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Arlington, VA	Lake Worth Beach, FL
WhereAtHome Score	72.2 (#917)	61.6 (#1895)
Population	238,643	43,346
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$815,538	$442,487
Median Household Income	$137,387	$57,489
Average Commute	28.2 min	28 min
Walk Score	69	56
Crime Level	Low	N/A
School Rating	8.8	N/A
Cost of Living Index	151	N/A
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+58.6	D+0.8

Data coverage note: Lake Worth Beach is missing data for 1 metric that Arlington has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.