Lakewood Park, FL vs Sebastian, FL

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

MetricLakewood Park, FLSebastian, FL
Population13,86626,262
Median Household Income$64,023$69,409
Median Rent$1,206/mo$1,451/mo
Median Home Value$268,400$317,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)10098
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%56.4%
Poverty Rate9.4%10.1%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)4.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k373*141
Property Crime Rate /100k1,013*848
Median AQI3437
Good AQI Days /yr351302
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows54°F54°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute33.8 min31.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—20.1
College Degree Rate18.8%27.1%
Foreign-Born %13.6%8.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.1%+9.3%

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 Lakewood Park (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.