Montclair, CA 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.

Montclair

60.8

#1923 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 17.6). Palm Beach Gardens leads in median household income ($106,544 vs $72,789). Palm Beach Gardens leads in average commute (24.3 min vs 31.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Montclair, CA	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	60.8 (#1923)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	37,545	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$661,144	$693,873
Median Household Income	$72,789	$106,544
Average Commute	31.3 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	57	N/A
Crime Level	17.6	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	139	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+2.1	D+0.8

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