Monterey Park, 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.

Monterey Park

63.4

#1770 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 7.5). Palm Beach Gardens leads in median household income ($106,544 vs $76,892). Palm Beach Gardens leads in cost of living index (136 vs 169).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Monterey Park, CA	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	63.4 (#1770)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	57,877	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$926,209	$693,873
Median Household Income	$76,892	$106,544
Average Commute	28.8 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	64	N/A
Crime Level	7.5	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	169	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+32.9	D+0.8

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