Lake Worth Beach, FL vs Wake Forest, 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

Wake Forest

68.8

#1286 nationally

Lake Worth Beach leads in walk score (56 vs 20). Wake Forest leads in median household income ($115,159 vs $57,489). Lake Worth Beach leads in average commute (28 min vs 31.7 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lake Worth Beach, FL	Wake Forest, NC
WhereAtHome Score	61.6 (#1895)	68.8 (#1286)
Population	43,346	54,337
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$442,487	$513,720
Median Household Income	$57,489	$115,159
Average Commute	28 min	31.7 min
Walk Score	56	20
Crime Level	N/A	4.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	116
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	D+25.6

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