Lake Worth Beach, FL vs Wellington, FL

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

MetricLake Worth Beach, FLWellington, FL
Population43,36562,146
Median Household Income$61,200$115,632
Median Rent$1,545/mo$2,562/mo
Median Home Value$401,200$599,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income64.7%54.9%
Poverty Rate21.2%7.8%
Unemployment Rate3.6%3.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k188*90
Property Crime Rate /100k721*743
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr279279
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows60°F58°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute26.8 min32.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.618.1
College Degree Rate24.8%49.7%
Foreign-Born %40.7%24.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.1%+1.7%

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.