Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median home value$606,100
Miami $443,300
Median rent$2,417/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Miami 46%
Palm Beach Gardens
Palm Beach County60,959 residentsPalm Beach
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
23rd of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by amenities.
57
Miami median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Palm Beach Gardens is like to live in, by category
Bars show Palm Beach Gardens against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Within-state proficiency68th pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.2
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Housing cost index117
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.87%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 70/100
B−
Mean commute22.9 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes74%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 8/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks4
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Median household income$106,947
Miami $76,527
Unemployment3.9%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations55%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Palm Beach Gardens on amenities
Palm Beach Gardens's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Boynton Beach23 mi from Palm Beach GardensB+ 59 C Wellington15 mi from Palm Beach GardensC+ 57 C− Jupiter6 mi from Palm Beach GardensC 64 C+ Royal Palm Beach11 mi from Palm Beach GardensC 59 C Lake Worth Beach17 mi from Palm Beach GardensC 53 C− Riviera Beach7 mi from Palm Beach GardensD+ 52 D+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Palm Beach Gardens
Is Palm Beach Gardens, FL a good place to live?
Palm Beach Gardens scores 57 out of 100, 23rd of 60 Miami suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Palm Beach Gardens expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $606,100, 37% above the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.87%. $2,417/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Palm Beach Gardens?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Palm Beach Gardens sit at the 68th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 14.2 student–teacher ratio. Palm Beach Gardens is served by Palm Beach. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Palm Beach Gardens?
The mean commute is 22.9 min, with 74% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 20% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Palm Beach Gardens?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 4 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Palm Beach Gardens old or new?
The median home in Palm Beach Gardens was built in 1995 — newer 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. 62% 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.