Naperville, IL 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.

Naperville

75.7

#429 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 9.3). Naperville leads in median household income ($150,937 vs $106,544). Naperville leads in cost of living index (112 vs 136).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Naperville, IL	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	75.7 (#429)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	149,424	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$629,473	$693,873
Median Household Income	$150,937	$106,544
Average Commute	29.4 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	46	N/A
Crime Level	9.3	3.4
School Rating	9.2	N/A
Cost of Living Index	112	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+13.3	D+0.8

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