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Lake Worth Beach grades D overall, ranked 566th of 634 in Florida, mostly because of safety and health. Its crime rate is higher than 94% of U.S. towns, with 352 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Residents are less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, it is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Lake Worth Beach’s violent crime rate is 8.4 per 1,000 residents, against 2.1 in Florida’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. Lake Worth Beach's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns. Lake Worth Beach has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Gulf Stream Hotel and College Park Historic District.
Where Lake Worth Beach beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Gulf Stream HotelWhere Lake Worth Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Lake Worth Beach is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,106 in 1920, 42,219 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1893 and 3 maps from 1945 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Worth Beach. Close and well known come first.
36 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
7 mi MuseumFlagler Museum
30 mi Stadium & arenaChase Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaFAU Stadium
6 mi MuseumNorton Museum of Art18 mi Zoo & aquariumLion Country SafariAmerant Bank Arena: Yanjipy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flagler Museum: Roger Wollstadt from Sarasota, Florida, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chase Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · FAU Stadium: Jerseydem, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norton Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Worth Beach, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Worth Beach.
Lake Worth Beach has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it reports violent crime at 3 times the Florida rate and scores below West Palm Beach and its other neighbors on health.
Violent crime runs at 8.4 per 1,000 residents, 3 times the Florida rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D. Property crime runs at 22.4 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Florida rate, most of it theft.
Lake Worth Beach’s property crime rate is 22.4 per 1,000 residents. Lake Worth Beach reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Palm Beach school district. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,185 | D |
| Lake Worth High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,589 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its C−, from West Palm Beach (B−) to Palm Beach (A).
27% of Lake Worth Beach adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Lake Worth Beach beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 29% of Lake Worth Beach adults worry about having enough food.
| Lake Worth Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lake Worth Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 34.8% | 39% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 29% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Lake Worth Beach for work: only 6% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Lake Worth Beach. Jobs based in Lake Worth Beach grew to 9,106 in 2023, 858 more than in 2013.
| Lake Worth Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.6% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest park or preserve is Northwest Park, at 35 acres.
| Lake Worth Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Worth Beach Park | 0.6 mi | 17 |
| 2. Bryant Park | 0.5 mi | 21 |
| 3. Northwest Park | 0.1 mi | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
January nights average 58.5°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.8°. The Loxahatchee Nwr weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 66 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 78% of Florida places with climate records.
Lake Worth Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Lake Worth Beach is 59°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Lake Worth Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 59°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Lake Worth Beach home is worth about $442,000, up 1.4% in a year, 18% above the Florida typical home.
| Lake Worth Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 46% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,545 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 45.9% of households own their home, against 67.6% across Florida.
Lake Worth Beach has grown 4.1% since 2020, to 43,970 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida. 28% never finished high school.
| Lake Worth Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.6 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 31% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.0, men 36.3.
| Lake Worth Beach | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.1% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.1% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.6% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 27.9% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.1% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.2% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
118 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 118 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lake Worth Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Worth Beach
About 4 of every 100 Lake Worth Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
6 places in Lake Worth Beach on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Lake Worth Beach.
City in Florida, United States
Lake Worth Beach, previously named Lake Worth, is a city in east-central Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, located approximately 63 miles (101 km) north of Miami. The city's name is derived from the body of water along its eastern border known as the Lake Worth Lagoon, which was named for General William J. Worth, who led United States Army forces during the last part of the Second Seminole War. Lake Worth Beach is situated south of West Palm Beach, southeast of Lake Clarke Shores, east of Palm Springs, and north of Lantana, while a small section of the city also partitions the town of Palm Beach. The 2010 census recorded a population of 34,910, which increased to 42,219 in the 202…
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4 towns share a border with Lake Worth Beach.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; West Palm Beach (C−) is closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Worth Beach | #566 | D | D | D | B+ | C− |
| Lake Clarke Shores | #50 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Lantana | #241 | C+ | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Palm Beach | #81 | B | D− | B− | B+ | A |
| West Palm Beach | #455 | C− | D− | D | B+ | B− |
Lake Clarke Shores and Lantana report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lake Worth Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lake Worth Beach grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #566 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health, D for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 5.8 years of the area's median household income ($76,527 across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
11 notable people were born here, including GHOSTEMANE and Matt Cetlinski.
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