North Lauderdale, 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.

North Lauderdale

68.7

#1297 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 8.3). Palm Beach Gardens leads in median household income ($106,544 vs $60,168). North Lauderdale leads in cost of living index (108 vs 136).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	North Lauderdale, FL	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	68.7 (#1297)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	44,784	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$352,653	$693,873
Median Household Income	$60,168	$106,544
Average Commute	29.4 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	38	N/A
Crime Level	8.3	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	108	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+17.0	D+0.8

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

D+

68.7 Score