Daytona Beach, FL vs Sweetwater, 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.

Daytona Beach

74.2

#615 nationally

Sweetwater

65.9

#1603 nationally

Sweetwater leads in crime level (2.8 vs 9.0). Daytona Beach leads in average commute (20.3 min vs 27.9 min). Sweetwater leads in median household income ($53,159 vs $47,608).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Daytona Beach, FL	Sweetwater, FL
WhereAtHome Score	74.2 (#615)	65.9 (#1603)
Population	82,485	20,352
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$252,989	$448,534
Median Household Income	$47,608	$53,159
Average Commute	20.3 min	27.9 min
Walk Score	37	N/A
Crime Level	9.0	2.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	102	107
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+21.8	R+11.4

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