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Watergate is a small town of 3,782 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 39 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,782people
$222kTypical home
$2,076/moRent
91° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,782
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,091 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Miami, FL
- 39 mi to Miami, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,400/mo)
- Median rent $2,076/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 131 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 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to FLL airport
- 19 mi to FLL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 131 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,483 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 167 bars within 25 mi
- 727 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 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