Lake Worth Beach, FL vs Melrose, MA

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.

Lake Worth Beach

61.6

#1895 nationally

Melrose

67.3

#1438 nationally

Melrose leads in median household income ($126,305 vs $57,489). Lake Worth Beach leads in average commute (28 min vs 37.1 min). Melrose leads in walk score (62 vs 56).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lake Worth Beach, FL	Melrose, MA
WhereAtHome Score	61.6 (#1895)	67.3 (#1438)
Population	43,346	29,357
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$442,487	$930,823
Median Household Income	$57,489	$126,305
Average Commute	28 min	37.1 min
Walk Score	56	62
Crime Level	N/A	2.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	167
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	D+39.5

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