Lake Worth Beach, FL vs Wheeling, 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

Wheeling

77.3

#265 nationally

Wheeling leads in median household income ($80,054 vs $57,489). Lake Worth Beach leads in walk score (56 vs 44). Wheeling leads in average commute (26.6 min vs 28 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lake Worth Beach, FL	Wheeling, IL
WhereAtHome Score	61.6 (#1895)	77.3 (#265)
Population	43,346	37,725
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$442,487	$321,656
Median Household Income	$57,489	$80,054
Average Commute	28 min	26.6 min
Walk Score	56	44
Crime Level	N/A	1.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	104
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	D+42.0

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