Lake Worth Beach, FL vs New Bern, NC

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

New Bern

73.3

#758 nationally

Lake Worth Beach leads in walk score (56 vs 27). New Bern leads in average commute (18 min vs 28 min). Lake Worth Beach leads in median household income ($57,489 vs $55,673).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lake Worth Beach, FL	New Bern, NC
WhereAtHome Score	61.6 (#1895)	73.3 (#758)
Population	43,346	32,226
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$442,487	$286,045
Median Household Income	$57,489	$55,673
Average Commute	28 min	18 min
Walk Score	56	27
Crime Level	N/A	9.9
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	95
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	R+20.5

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