Lake Worth Beach, FL vs Palo Alto, CA

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

Palo Alto

67.4

#1429 nationally

Palo Alto leads in median household income ($214,118 vs $57,489). Palo Alto leads in average commute (23.9 min vs 28 min). Palo Alto leads in walk score (61 vs 56).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lake Worth Beach, FL	Palo Alto, CA
WhereAtHome Score	61.6 (#1895)	67.4 (#1429)
Population	43,346	65,882
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$442,487	$3,599,324
Median Household Income	$57,489	$214,118
Average Commute	28 min	23.9 min
Walk Score	56	61
Crime Level	N/A	5.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	N/A
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	D+40.0

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