El Monte, CA 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.

El Monte

61.6

#1894 nationally

Lake Worth Beach

61.6

#1895 nationally

El Monte leads in walk score (62 vs 56). Lake Worth Beach leads in average commute (28 min vs 29.3 min). El Monte leads in median household income ($59,929 vs $57,489).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	El Monte, CA	Lake Worth Beach, FL
WhereAtHome Score	61.6 (#1894)	61.6 (#1895)
Population	103,794	43,346
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$764,928	$442,487
Median Household Income	$59,929	$57,489
Average Commute	29.3 min	28 min
Walk Score	62	56
Crime Level	11.6	N/A
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	151	N/A
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+32.9	D+0.8

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