Wellington, FL vs Lake Worth Beach, FL

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

MetricWellington, FLLake Worth Beach, FL
Population62,14643,365
Median Household Income$115,632$61,200
Median Rent$2,562/mo$1,545/mo
Median Home Value$599,400$401,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)114114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54.9%64.7%
Poverty Rate7.8%21.2%
Unemployment Rate3.8%3.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k90188*
Property Crime Rate /100k743721*
Median AQI3939
Good AQI Days /yr279279
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows58°F60°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute32.1 min26.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher18.116.6
College Degree Rate49.7%24.8%
Foreign-Born %24.9%40.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.7%+4.1%

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.