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South Bay is a big small town of 5,102 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 46 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 71 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 $142k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,102people
$142kTypical home
$1,085/moRent
92° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,102
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,783 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Miami, FL
- 46 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$897/mo)
- Median rent $1,085/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 133 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
- Above-average violent crime (490 per 100k)
- Low property crime (950 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 51% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to DJT airport
- 40 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Florida districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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.