Signals
Leisure City
West Palm Beach
Climate: West Palm Beach is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
81 · Top 15%
vs83 · Top 11%
Physical resilience: Leisure City is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
24 · Bottom 19%
vs18 · Bottom 11%
Housing affordability: West Palm Beach is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
0 · Bottom 1%
vs49 · Bottom 9%
Access: West Palm Beach is the more favorable of the two.
Access
91 · Bottom 47%
vs99 · Top 8%
Economic stability: West Palm Beach is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
43 · Bottom 21%
vs46 · Bottom 25%
Measured values
| Metric | Leisure City | West Palm Beach | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 27,808 | 122,290 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median household income | $41,977 | $73,446 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income | $19,838 | $48,223 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Population density | 8,525/sq mi | 2,270/sq mi | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value | $375,100 | $414,200 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median gross rent | $1,723 | $1,772 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate | 43.6% | 50.5% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 10.2% | 39.2% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate | 24.5% | 14.1% | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Average July high | 91°F | 90°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average January low | 57°F | 58°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Annual precipitation | 56.1" | 61.7" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Distance to major airport | 23 mi | 5 mi | NASR current cycle |
| Average commute | 37.1 min | 25.5 min | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median age | 31.6 | 41.1 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.
Physical risk tradeoff
Leisure City
Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, cold wave.
West Palm Beach
Elevated or high exposure: hurricane.
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Full profiles: Leisure City, FL · West Palm Beach, FL · How this is calculated: methodology