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Belle Glade is a small city of 16,972 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 44 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 69 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $898 a month.
16,972people
$163kTypical home
$898/moRent
92° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,972
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,421 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Miami, FL
- 44 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 76°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1000 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,431 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DJT airport
- 35 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Palm Beach County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk