Lake Worth Beach, FL vs Wheaton, 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

Wheaton

75.2

#497 nationally

Wheaton leads in median household income ($113,523 vs $57,489). Lake Worth Beach leads in walk score (56 vs 40). Wheaton leads in average commute (26.5 min vs 28 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lake Worth Beach, FL	Wheaton, IL
WhereAtHome Score	61.6 (#1895)	75.2 (#497)
Population	43,346	52,938
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$442,487	$518,505
Median Household Income	$57,489	$113,523
Average Commute	28 min	26.5 min
Walk Score	56	40
Crime Level	N/A	1.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	126
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	D+13.3

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