Gainesville, GA 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.

Gainesville

67.7

#1392 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 13.4). Palm Beach Gardens leads in median household income ($106,544 vs $64,163). Gainesville leads in cost of living index (105 vs 136).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Gainesville, GA	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	67.7 (#1392)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	47,265	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$374,716	$693,873
Median Household Income	$64,163	$106,544
Average Commute	23 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	31	N/A
Crime Level	13.4	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	105	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+43.8	D+0.8

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