Lake Worth Beach, FL vs Oak Forest, IL

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.

Lake Worth Beach

61.6

#1895 nationally

Oak Forest

77.2

#270 nationally

Oak Forest leads in median household income ($89,758 vs $57,489). Lake Worth Beach leads in walk score (56 vs 36). Lake Worth Beach leads in average commute (28 min vs 32.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lake Worth Beach, FL	Oak Forest, IL
WhereAtHome Score	61.6 (#1895)	77.2 (#270)
Population	43,346	26,199
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$442,487	$303,574
Median Household Income	$57,489	$89,758
Average Commute	28 min	32.3 min
Walk Score	56	36
Crime Level	N/A	2.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	104
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	D+42.0

Data coverage note: Lake Worth Beach is missing data for 1 metric that Oak Forest has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.