Lake Worth Beach, FL vs South Elgin, IL

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

South Elgin

75.4

#467 nationally

South Elgin leads in median household income ($118,293 vs $57,489). Lake Worth Beach leads in walk score (56 vs 32). Lake Worth Beach leads in average commute (28 min vs 28.6 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lake Worth Beach, FL	South Elgin, IL
WhereAtHome Score	61.6 (#1895)	75.4 (#467)
Population	43,346	24,277
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$442,487	$379,258
Median Household Income	$57,489	$118,293
Average Commute	28 min	28.6 min
Walk Score	56	32
Crime Level	N/A	5.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	112
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	D+9.4

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