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Lake Clarke Shores is a small town of 3,587 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 48 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 61 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $574k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,587people
$574kTypical home
$1,672/moRent
90° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,587
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,886 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Miami, FL
- 48 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $574k (≈$3,618/mo)
- Median rent $1,672/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 49
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to DJT airport
- 3 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 33 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 139 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,464 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 419 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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.