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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida is a population of 59,088 . Cost of living is expensive — 26% above the national average, with median rent around $2,053/month and median household income of $106,544. Overall it earns an UrbRank Score of 59/100 (grade C), ranking #174 nationally.
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Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Air quality index (EPA AQS data).
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Palm Beach Gardens's composite cost-of-living index sits at 126 (US average = 100), placing it in the expensive tier. At $2,053/month median rent against $106,544 median household income, residents spend about 23% of household income on rent — within the standard 30% rule of thumb. Median home value is $482,900.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →Palm Beach Gardens has a warm year-round climate — summer highs average 90°F and winter lows average 63°F, with 67 inches of precipitation annually. Almost entirely car-dependent. Crime data isn't available for this city. Air quality is good (AQI 32).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
Palm Beach Gardens is a less obvious fit for families. It earns a Score of 52/100 (grade C-) on the families profile. Especially strong on environmental quality (96/100), weakest on walkability (3/100).
Palm Beach Gardens is a less obvious fit for retirees. It earns a Score of 44/100 (grade D) on the retirees profile. Especially strong on environmental quality (96/100), weakest on walkability (3/100).
Palm Beach Gardens is a less obvious fit for remote workers. It earns a Score of 44/100 (grade D) on the remote workers profile. Especially strong on environmental quality (96/100), weakest on walkability (3/100).
Palm Beach Gardens is a less obvious fit for young professionals. It earns a Score of 50/100 (grade D) on the young professionals profile. Especially strong on environmental quality (96/100), weakest on walkability (3/100).
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida has an overall UrbRank Score of 59/100 (grade C), ranked #174 nationally. The score is a weighted average across affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Palm Beach Gardens's cost-of-living index is 126 (US average = 100), so it's expensive — 26% above the national average. Median rent is $2,053/month.
Palm Beach Gardens has a warm year-round climate. Summer highs average 90°F and winter lows average 63°F, with 67 inches of annual precipitation.
Palm Beach Gardens has a Walk Score of 3/100. Almost entirely car-dependent.
Palm Beach Gardens has a population of 59,088, with 56% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a median age of 51.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Palm Beach Gardens side-by-side with any other US city — housing costs, salaries, demographics, and quality of life metrics displayed together. The leaderboard pages also show how Palm Beach Gardens ranks for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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