Palm Beach Gardens, FL vs West Chicago, IL

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

West Chicago

72.9

#817 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 5.0). West Chicago leads in cost of living index (110 vs 136). Palm Beach Gardens leads in median household income ($106,544 vs $92,335).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	West Chicago, IL
WhereAtHome Score	66.7 (#1512)	72.9 (#817)
Population	61,146	25,116
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$693,873	$395,522
Median Household Income	$106,544	$92,335
Average Commute	24.3 min	27.5 min
Walk Score	N/A	38
Crime Level	3.4	5.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	136	110
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	D+13.3

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