Best PlacesLake Charleston, Lake Worth, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lake Charleston, Lake Worth, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lake Charleston, Lake Worth ranks 1,508th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lake Charleston, Lake Worth
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Lake Charleston, Lake Worth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lake Charleston, Lake Worth ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 94% of neighborhoods
Where Lake Charleston, Lake Worth ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Short commute34.1 minutes each way, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lake Charleston, Lake Worth
A household needs to earn about $132,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lake Charleston, Lake Worth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $132,891, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Lake Charleston, Lake Worth's effective rate of 0.78%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lake Charleston, Lake Worth
Lake Charleston, Lake Worth's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lake Charleston, Lake Worth.
Who works in Lake Charleston, Lake Worth, and how
Work in Lake Charleston, Lake Worth centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lake Charleston, Lake Worth
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Lake Charleston, Lake Worth, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lake Charleston, Lake Worth, month by month
Lake Charleston, Lake Worth sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 78, with lows near 57. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| April | 85° | 76° | 68° |
| July | 92° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 87° | 80° | 73° |
Flying in and out of Lake Charleston, Lake Worth
Palm Beach International sits about 9 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.3 million passengers in 2025, with 67 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lake Charleston, Lake Worth
Schools across Lake Charleston, Lake Worth average an A, better than 94% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Manatee Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Christa Mcauliffe Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Woodlands Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Park Vista Community High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lake Charleston, Lake Worth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lake Charleston, Lake Worth measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Lake Charleston, Lake Worth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lake Charleston, Lake Worth
Is Lake Charleston, Lake Worth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lake Charleston, Lake Worth ranks 1,508th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and state infrastructure, and lowest on disaster risk and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lake Charleston, Lake Worth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $505,530. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $132,891 median income, cost of living beats 91% of neighborhoods.
Is Lake Charleston, Lake Worth safe?
Yes, Lake Charleston, Lake Worth is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $126 per resident a year.
Compare Lake Charleston, Lake Worth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lake Charleston, Lake Worth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lake Charleston, Lake Worth represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Lake Charleston, Lake Worth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lake Charleston, Lake Worth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lake Charleston, Lake Worth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lake Charleston, Lake Worth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lake Charleston, Lake Worth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lake Charleston, Lake Worth detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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