Bothell, WA 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.

Bothell

65.7

#1610 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in average commute (24.3 min vs 30.2 min). Bothell leads in median household income ($127,944 vs $106,544). Palm Beach Gardens leads in cost of living index (136 vs 162).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Bothell, WA	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	65.7 (#1610)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	50,213	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,015,871	$693,873
Median Household Income	$127,944	$106,544
Average Commute	30.2 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	29	N/A
Crime Level	3.0	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	162	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+51.7	D+0.8

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