Los Altos, CA vs Palm Beach Gardens, 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.

Los Altos

67.9

#1370 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Los Altos leads in median household income ($250,001 vs $106,544). Los Altos leads in crime level (2.1 vs 3.4). Los Altos leads in average commute (22.8 min vs 24.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Los Altos, CA	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	67.9 (#1370)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	29,990	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$4,601,729	$693,873
Median Household Income	$250,001	$106,544
Average Commute	22.8 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	46	N/A
Crime Level	2.1	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+40.0	D+0.8

Data coverage note: Palm Beach Gardens is missing data for 1 metric that Los Altos has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.