Miami Beach, FL 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.

Miami Beach

72.3

#907 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in median household income ($106,544 vs $65,116). Palm Beach Gardens leads in average commute (24.3 min vs 26.2 min). Palm Beach Gardens leads in cost of living index (136 vs 138).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Miami Beach, FL	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	72.3 (#907)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	79,607	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$528,434	$693,873
Median Household Income	$65,116	$106,544
Average Commute	26.2 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	76	N/A
Crime Level	3.4	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	138	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+11.4	D+0.8

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