Lake Worth Beach, FL vs Boynton Beach, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricLake Worth Beach, FLBoynton Beach, FL
Population43,36581,435
Median Household Income$61,200$70,074
Median Rent$1,545/mo$2,041/mo
Median Home Value$401,200$351,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income64.7%63%
Poverty Rate21.2%13.7%
Unemployment Rate3.6%3.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k188*176
Property Crime Rate /100k721*913
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr279279
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows60°F58°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute26.8 min26.2 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.616.5
College Degree Rate24.8%32.1%
Foreign-Born %40.7%29.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.1%+2.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Lake Worth Beach (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.