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West Palm Beach is a mid-size city of 122,290 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 40 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 67 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 $414k and rent runs about $2k a month.
122,290people
$414kTypical home
$1,772/moRent
90° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 122,290
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,270 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Miami, FL
- 40 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $414k (≈$2,612/mo)
- Median rent $1,772/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 74°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
- 128 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 (487 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,475 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to DJT airport
- 5 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 131 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 311 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 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
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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