Pacifica, 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.

Pacifica

64.7

#1680 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in cost of living index (136 vs 211). Pacifica leads in median household income ($151,849 vs $106,544). Palm Beach Gardens leads in average commute (24.3 min vs 29 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Pacifica, CA	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
WhereAtHome Score	64.7 (#1680)	66.7 (#1512)
Population	36,426	61,146
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,276,738	$693,873
Median Household Income	$151,849	$106,544
Average Commute	29 min	24.3 min
Walk Score	45	N/A
Crime Level	4.0	3.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	211	136
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+50.3	D+0.8

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