Lake Worth Beach, FL vs Shafter, 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.

Lake Worth Beach

61.6

#1895 nationally

Shafter

70.7

#1077 nationally

Shafter leads in average commute (22 min vs 28 min). Lake Worth Beach leads in walk score (56 vs 45). Shafter leads in median household income ($66,418 vs $57,489).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lake Worth Beach, FL	Shafter, CA
WhereAtHome Score	61.6 (#1895)	70.7 (#1077)
Population	43,346	21,915
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$442,487	$387,324
Median Household Income	$57,489	$66,418
Average Commute	28 min	22 min
Walk Score	56	45
Crime Level	N/A	7.6
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	N/A	112
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	R+21.1

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