Gainesville, GA 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.

Gainesville

67.7

#1392 nationally

Lake Worth Beach

61.6

#1895 nationally

Lake Worth Beach leads in walk score (56 vs 31). Gainesville leads in average commute (23 min vs 28 min). Gainesville leads in median household income ($64,163 vs $57,489).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Gainesville, GA	Lake Worth Beach, FL
WhereAtHome Score	67.7 (#1392)	61.6 (#1895)
Population	47,265	43,346
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$374,716	$442,487
Median Household Income	$64,163	$57,489
Average Commute	23 min	28 min
Walk Score	31	56
Crime Level	13.4	N/A
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	105	N/A
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+43.8	D+0.8

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