Laguna Beach, CA 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.

Laguna Beach

64.3

#1701 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 4.6). Laguna Beach leads in median household income ($141,875 vs $106,544). Palm Beach Gardens leads in average commute (24.3 min vs 27.4 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Laguna Beach, CA	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	64.3 (#1701)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	22,332	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$3,056,376	$693,873
Median Household Income	$141,875	$106,544
Average Commute	27.4 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	43	N/A
Crime Level	4.6	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+2.6	D+0.8

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