Best PlacesSmith Dairy West, Lake Worth, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth ranks 1,823rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Smith Dairy West, 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.
Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth ranks high
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth
A household needs to earn about $150,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $111,784, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth
Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth.
Who works in Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth, and how
Work in Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 32%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth, month by month
Smith Dairy West, 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 Smith Dairy West, 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 Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth
Schools across Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth average an A−, better than 87% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Discovery Key Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- 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 Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Smith Dairy West, 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 Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth
Is Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth ranks 1,823rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $573,171. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $111,784 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth safe?
Yes, Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth is safer than 92% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
Compare Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Smith Dairy West, 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.
Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Smith Dairy West, 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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