Palisades Park, NJ 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.

Palisades Park

69.7

#1176 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palisades Park leads in crime level (0.7 vs 3.4). Palm Beach Gardens leads in average commute (24.3 min vs 32.7 min). Palm Beach Gardens leads in cost of living index (136 vs 161).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Palisades Park, NJ	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	69.7 (#1176)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	20,102	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,015,171	$693,873
Median Household Income	$93,250	$106,544
Average Commute	32.7 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	81	N/A
Crime Level	0.7	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	161	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+3.4	D+0.8

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