Palm Beach Gardens, FL vs Wilkes-Barre, PA

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

Wilkes-Barre

79.3

#137 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 11.8). Palm Beach Gardens leads in median household income ($106,544 vs $46,597). Wilkes-Barre leads in cost of living index (86 vs 136).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Wilkes-Barre, PA
WhereAtHome Score	66.7 (#1512)	79.3 (#137)
Population	61,146	44,254
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$693,873	$184,034
Median Household Income	$106,544	$46,597
Average Commute	24.3 min	20.1 min
Walk Score	N/A	62
Crime Level	3.4	11.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	136	86
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	R+19.2

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