Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach Real Estate and Local Guide
An affluent barrier-island town separated from West Palm Beach by the Intracoastal Waterway, developed by Henry Flagler as a Gilded Age winter resort for the wealthy. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Palm Beach best.
About the area
Living in Palm Beach, FL
Mar-a-Lago, built for Marjorie Merriweather Post between 1924 and 1927, is a National Historic Landmark.
The housing market
Homes in Palm Beach
- About 83% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- Only about 26% of housing units are single-family homes, with condominiums and multi-unit buildings making up the majority.
- The median home value is about $1,996,700.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Palm Beach home
Worth Avenue
World-famous upscale shopping district with about 250 shops, boutiques, and restaurants
The Breakers
Historic oceanfront resort hotel first built by Henry Flagler in 1896
Flagler Museum (Whitehall)
Henry Flagler's 1902 Gilded Age mansion, now a museum drawing nearly 100,000 visitors a year
Phipps Ocean Park
Oceanfront town park that includes the restored Little Red Schoolhouse
Lake Trail
About 4.7-mile paved path along the Intracoastal Waterway from Worth Avenue toward the Lake Worth Inlet
Neighborhoods
Palm Beach areas to know
The Styx
Historic early-1900s African American community whose residents later relocated to West Palm Beach
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.