Lancaster, PA vs Royal Palm Beach, FL

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.

Lancaster

63.7

#413 nationally

Royal Palm Beach

67.8

#1385 nationally

Lancaster leads in walk score (81 vs 21). Royal Palm Beach leads in crime level (4.4 vs 9.5). Royal Palm Beach leads in median household income ($90,143 vs $61,014).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lancaster, PA	Royal Palm Beach, FL
WhereAtHome Score	63.7 (#413)	67.8 (#1385)
Population	57,153	39,489
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$0	$488,402
Median Household Income	$61,014	$90,143
Average Commute	23 min	29.6 min
Walk Score	81	21
Crime Level	9.5	4.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	93	121
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+15.9	D+0.8