Deerfield Beach, FL vs Imperial, CA

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.

Deerfield Beach

71.5

#973 nationally

Imperial

71.3

#996 nationally

Imperial leads in crime level (2.1 vs 8.1). Imperial leads in average commute (18.1 min vs 29 min). Imperial leads in median household income ($83,029 vs $53,741).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Deerfield Beach, FL	Imperial, CA
WhereAtHome Score	71.5 (#973)	71.3 (#996)
Population	87,325	21,591
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$274,857	$445,376
Median Household Income	$53,741	$83,029
Average Commute	29 min	18.1 min
Walk Score	39	N/A
Crime Level	8.1	2.1
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	107	118
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+17.0	R+0.9

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