Westland vs Garden City

Westland and Garden City on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

55C−

C−54

Westland ahead by 1Editorial weights

Category by category

D−HousingD

Garden City +6 pts

DSchoolsD

Garden City +2 pts

B+Cost of livingB

Westland +5 pts

CCommuteC−

Westland +3 pts

BAmenitiesB

Garden City +1 pts

D−EmploymentF

Westland +7 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$185kMedian home value$169k

$1,158Median rent$1,150

25.4 minMean commute26.9 min

$62kMedian household income$67k

1.33%Effective property tax1.64%

38th pctWithin-state proficiency41st pct

88Restaurants & cafés54

83,633Population26,739

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.