Palm Beach Gardens, FL vs Portland, OR

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.

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Portland

67.1

#1464 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in median household income ($106,544 vs $78,423). Palm Beach Gardens leads in average commute (24.3 min vs 26.8 min). Portland leads in cost of living index (128 vs 136).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Portland, OR
WhereAtHome Score	66.7 (#1512)	67.1 (#1464)
Population	61,146	635,067
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$693,873	$534,270
Median Household Income	$106,544	$78,423
Average Commute	24.3 min	26.8 min
Walk Score	N/A	67
Crime Level	3.4	Moderate-High
School Rating	N/A	5.8
Cost of Living Index	136	128
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	D+62.1

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