Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 32/100
F
Median home value$401,200
Miami $443,300
Median rent$1,545/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households51%
Miami 46%
Lake Worth Beach
Palm Beach County43,365 residentsPalm Beach
53
C−
Suburbgrade score
39th of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
53
Miami median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lake Worth Beach is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lake Worth Beach against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 65/100
C+
Within-state proficiency68th pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.1
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 77/100
B
Housing cost index88
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.85%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Mean commute26.8 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes59%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi3.8
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés36
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks28
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 38/100
D−
Median household income$61,200
Miami $76,527
Unemployment6.9%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations26%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lake Worth Beach on housing & affordability
Lake Worth Beach's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Parkland24 mi from Lake Worth BeachB+ 59 C Wellington13 mi from Lake Worth BeachC+ 57 C− Jupiter21 mi from Lake Worth BeachC+ 64 C+ Palm Beach Gardens17 mi from Lake Worth BeachC+ 57 C− Boca Raton17 mi from Lake Worth BeachC 65 C+ The Acreage17 mi from Lake Worth BeachC 52 D+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lake Worth Beach
Is Lake Worth Beach, FL a good place to live?
Lake Worth Beach scores 53 out of 100, 39th of 60 Miami suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lake Worth Beach expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $401,200, 9% below the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.85%. $1,545/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lake Worth Beach?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Lake Worth Beach sit at the 68th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 16.1 student–teacher ratio. Lake Worth Beach is served by Palm Beach. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lake Worth Beach?
The mean commute is 26.8 min, with 59% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.6% working from home. Transit density is 3.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lake Worth Beach?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 36 restaurants and cafés and 28 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Lake Worth Beach old or new?
The median home in Lake Worth Beach was built in 1969 — older than the Miami median of 1982. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 51% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.