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South Palm Beach is a small town of 1,576 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 52 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 57 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 $416k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,576people
$416kTypical home
$1,868/moRent
90° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,576
- Part of a metro area
- About 14,729 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Miami, FL
- 52 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $416k (≈$2,623/mo)
- Median rent $1,868/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% 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
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (670 per 100k)
People
- Median age 69
- 8% of households have kids
- 55% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to DJT airport
- 7 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 15% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 134 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,577 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 452 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 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
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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