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, clear days a year. 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 | 20 | 19 |
| Days above 90°F | 34 | 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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