West Palm Beach vs Palm Beach Gardens
West Palm Beach, FL compared with Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 8 miles apart
West Palm Beach has 127,189 residents to Palm Beach Gardens’s 63,883. West Palm Beach comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Palm Beach Gardens does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| West Palm Beach, FL | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 127,189 | 63,883 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,361 | 1,078 |
| Median household income | $73,446 | $106,947 |
| Median home value | $414,200 | $606,100 |
| Median rent | $1,772 | $2,417 |
| Homeownership | 50.5% | 73% |
| Average commute | 23.4 min | 22.9 min |
| Median age | 41.1 | 51.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 39.2% | 57.4% |
| Poverty rate | 14.1% | 7.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 3.9% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 5.7× |
| Clear days a year | — | 19 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 28 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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