Bentonville, AR vs Palm Beach Gardens, 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.

Bentonville

70.1

#1129 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 7.0). Bentonville leads in cost of living index (104 vs 136). Bentonville leads in average commute (18.7 min vs 24.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Bentonville, AR	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	70.1 (#1129)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	59,471	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$492,822	$693,873
Median Household Income	$99,074	$106,544
Average Commute	18.7 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	24	N/A
Crime Level	7.0	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	104	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+27.0	D+0.8

Data coverage note: Palm Beach Gardens is missing data for 1 metric that Bentonville has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.