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Golf is a tiny town of 265 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 51 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
265people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,916/moRent
90° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 265
- Part of a metro area
- About 322 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Miami, FL
- 51 mi to Miami, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,916/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 75°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (922 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 72
- 17% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to DJT airport
- 12 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 33 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 137 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,965 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 551 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.