Palm Beach Gardens, FL vs Riverside, CA

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

Riverside

60.4

#1938 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 16.2). Palm Beach Gardens leads in average commute (24.3 min vs 31.3 min). Palm Beach Gardens leads in median household income ($106,544 vs $83,448).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Riverside, CA
WhereAtHome Score	66.7 (#1512)	60.4 (#1938)
Population	61,146	318,858
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$693,873	$650,289
Median Household Income	$106,544	$83,448
Average Commute	24.3 min	31.3 min
Walk Score	N/A	43
Crime Level	3.4	16.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	136	140
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	R+1.3

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