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Lake Park is a big small town of 9,081 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 39 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 71 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $394k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,081people
$394kTypical home
$1,600/moRent
90° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,081
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,355 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Miami, FL
- 39 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $394k (≈$2,487/mo)
- Median rent $1,600/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 74°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 76°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 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
- Above-average violent crime (457 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,130 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DJT airport
- 8 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 129 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 290 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 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
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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