Hallandale Beach, FL vs Melissa, TX

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.

Hallandale Beach

58.9

#671 nationally

Melissa

74.8

#551 nationally

Melissa leads in crime level (1.0 vs 6.0). Melissa leads in median household income ($138,465 vs $45,417). Hallandale Beach leads in cost of living index (111 vs 125).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Hallandale Beach, FL	Melissa, TX
WhereAtHome Score	58.9 (#671)	74.8 (#551)
Population	41,547	23,571
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$0	$430,394
Median Household Income	$45,417	$138,465
Average Commute	31.3 min	32.6 min
Walk Score	54	N/A
Crime Level	6.0	1.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	111	125
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+17.0	R+11.2

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