Bloomington, IN vs Palm Beach Gardens, FL

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.

Bloomington

72.1

#923 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 7.9). Palm Beach Gardens leads in median household income ($106,544 vs $46,543). Bloomington leads in average commute (17.3 min vs 24.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Bloomington, IN	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	72.1 (#923)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	78,840	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$319,851	$693,873
Median Household Income	$46,543	$106,544
Average Commute	17.3 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	43	N/A
Crime Level	7.9	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	102	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+27.4	D+0.8

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