Palm Beach Gardens, FL vs Salisbury, NC

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.

Palm Beach Gardens

66.7

#1512 nationally

Salisbury

66.6

#1526 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 26.3). Palm Beach Gardens leads in median household income ($106,544 vs $48,888). Salisbury leads in cost of living index (94 vs 136).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Salisbury, NC
WhereAtHome Score	66.7 (#1512)	66.6 (#1526)
Population	61,146	36,319
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$693,873	$284,346
Median Household Income	$106,544	$48,888
Average Commute	24.3 min	21.8 min
Walk Score	N/A	27
Crime Level	3.4	26.3
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	136	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	R+35.9

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