Palm Beach Gardens, FL vs Wake Forest, 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

Wake Forest

68.8

#1286 nationally

Palm Beach Gardens leads in average commute (24.3 min vs 31.7 min). Palm Beach Gardens leads in crime level (3.4 vs 4.0). Wake Forest leads in cost of living index (116 vs 136).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Wake Forest, NC
WhereAtHome Score	66.7 (#1512)	68.8 (#1286)
Population	61,146	54,337
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$693,873	$513,720
Median Household Income	$106,544	$115,159
Average Commute	24.3 min	31.7 min
Walk Score	N/A	20
Crime Level	3.4	4.0
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	136	116
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+0.8	D+25.6

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