Garfield Heights, OH vs Lakeway, TX

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.

Garfield Heights

80.4

#77 nationally

Lakeway

68.2

#1332 nationally

Lakeway leads in crime level (2.1 vs 12.7). Lakeway leads in median household income ($154,118 vs $49,864). Garfield Heights leads in cost of living index (83 vs 146).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Garfield Heights, OH	Lakeway, TX
WhereAtHome Score	80.4 (#77)	68.2 (#1332)
Population	28,900	19,189
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$138,742	$747,050
Median Household Income	$49,864	$154,118
Average Commute	23.5 min	27.1 min
Walk Score	44	N/A
Crime Level	12.7	2.1
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	83	146
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+31.5	D+39.3

Data coverage note: Lakeway is missing data for 1 metric that Garfield Heights has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.