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Westlake is a small town of 4,237 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 37 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 68 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 $650k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,237people
$650kTypical home
$1,916/moRent
90° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,237
- Part of a metro area
- About 666 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Miami, FL
- 37 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $650k (≈$4,097/mo)
- Median rent $1,916/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 126 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 (114 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (740 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to DJT airport
- 14 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2021
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 123 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,089 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 272 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.