West Palm Beach Real Estate Guide
Palm Beach County · market data, neighborhoods, listings and local notes
West Palm Beach market dashboard
Sold figures are recorded MLS closings over the trailing twelve months; list figures are today's inventory.
- Median list price
- $330K▼ 19%
- Homes on the market now
- Median sold price
- $405K
- Closed, last 12 months
- Median $/sqft
- $269
- Closed, last 12 months
- Days on market
- 50
- Median, list to contract
- Sales, 12 months
- 3,294
- Recorded MLS closings
- For sale now
- 1,583
- Active listings
- Median rent
- $2,050
- Per month, signed leases
- Leases, 12 months
- 3,732
- Recorded MLS leases
Market at a glance: houses vs condos
Each column is one property type; the chip compares its median with the all-home median.
| Metric | Single-family | Condos | Townhomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closed sales, 12 mo | 1,529 | 1,156 | 349 |
| Share of sales | 50% | 38% | 11% |
| Median sold price | $575K ▲ 42% | $199K ▼ 51% | $310K ▼ 23% |
| For sale now | 489 | 824 | 144 |
| For rent now | 205 | 509 | 95 |
Price by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Sales | Median sold | Leases | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3 | $225K | 63 | $1,400/mo |
| 1 bd | 445 | $90K | 1,096 | $1,600/mo |
| 2 bd | 1,157 | $265K | 1,648 | $2,000/mo |
| 3 bd | 1,122 | $482K | 733 | $2,600/mo |
| 4 bd | 417 | $700K | 156 | $3,500/mo |
| 5+ bd | 150 | $1.5M | 36 | $4,250/mo |
West Palm Beach neighborhoods, ranked
Ordered by homes listed for sale today. Price columns are asking prices.
| # | Community or building | Kind | For sale | Median ask | Asking range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Lakes Village Condo | Community | 38 | $161K▼ 51% | $80K – $307K |
| 2 | Northwood Add | Community | 30 | $835K▲ 153% | to $3.5M |
| 3 | Century Village | Community | 27 | $110K▼ 67% | $55K – $279K |
| 4 | Village Of Sandalwood Lake | Community | 18 | $277K▼ 16% | $220K – $320K |
| 5 | Whitehall Village | Community | 14 | $190K▼ 42% | $145K – $299K |
| 6 | Acreage | Community | 13 | $899K▲ 173% | $355K – $1.6M |
| 7 | Lands Of The President Con | Community | 13 | $250K▼ 24% | $175K – $375K |
| 8 | GOLDEN LAKES VILLAGE CONDO,Golden Lakes Village | Community | 11 | $145K▼ 56% | $100K – $220K |
| 9 | Cross Creek Condo | Community | 10 | $170K▼ 48% | $145K – $249K |
| 10 | Northampton Condos | Community | 10 | $93K▼ 72% | $42K – $160K |
| 11 | Pinewood Terrace | Community | 10 | $4.4M▲ 1242% | $2.4M – $9.0M |
| 12 | Prospect Park South | Community | 10 | $4.3M▲ 1195% | $1.4M – $34M |
| 13 | The Acreage | Community | 9 | $699K▲ 112% | $319K – $895K |
| 14 | Windsor Condos | Community | 9 | $71K▼ 79% | $59K – $127K |
| 15 | WINDSOR CONDOS,Century Village | Community | 9 | $72K▼ 78% | $50K – $119K |
Newest West Palm Beach listings
Latest arrivals first. Chips compare each home's $/sqft with the West Palm Beach sold median.
Life in West Palm Beach: the essentials
- County
- Palm Beach County
- Known for
- A waterfront downtown, historic districts and Brightline service
- Next door
- Palm Beach, Mangonia Park, Palm Beach Shores
- Map search
- Every West Palm Beach listing, mapped →
West Palm Beach is the county's downtown: Flagler Drive's waterfront condos facing Palm Beach, the Clematis Street and Rosemary Square districts, and a Brightline station linking it to Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Single-family buyers focus on historic neighborhoods such as El Cid, Flamingo Park and Old Northwood, while gated golf communities like Ibis sit far to the west inside the same city limits.
What drives price in West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach is the county seat and its densest urban core, and pricing follows distance to the Lake Worth Lagoon. Flagler Drive runs along the water from the north end to the south end of the city, and the homes and condo towers fronting it command the top of the market, with direct views across to the island of Palm Beach. Behind that waterfront, a ring of historic neighborhoods — El Cid, Flamingo Park, Prospect Park, Old Northwood, Grandview Heights — trades on architecture, tree canopy and walkability to downtown.
The city has also attracted a wave of finance and corporate relocations, and new office towers and luxury condominium projects have followed. For buyers this means two different products downtown: established towers with known association histories, and new construction where the questions are delivery timing, finishes and initial reserve funding. West of I-95 the picture changes again, with gated golf communities such as Ibis inside the city limits and more affordable subdivisions near Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and Okeechobee Boulevard.
Neighborhoods at a glance
El Cid sits just south of downtown along the water, with 1920s Mediterranean and Mission homes. Flamingo Park, on a ridge west of Dixie Highway, mixes 1920s bungalows and revival-style houses. To the north, Northwood and Old Northwood have a smaller-scale historic stock near the Northwood Village shops. SoSo — South of Southern — runs along the water toward Lake Worth Beach with a mix of renovated older homes and new builds. Downtown condos concentrate along Flagler Drive, around Clematis Street and in the Rosemary Square district.
Commute and connectivity
Palm Beach International Airport sits on the west edge of downtown, which makes West Palm one of the easiest places in South Florida to fly in and out of. The downtown Brightline station connects to Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Aventura and Miami, and also to Orlando, while Tri-Rail runs south through the county to Miami-Dade. I-95 and the Turnpike handle car traffic, and the free downtown trolley loops through the Clematis and Rosemary Square districts.
Buying and renting: the practical checklist
What a West Palm Beach transaction usually involves, line by line.
| Financed purchase | Plan on roughly 30–45 days from signed contract to keys. |
| All-cash purchase | Can wrap up in about two weeks once title is clear. |
| Condo purchase | Budget time for the association application and board sign-off. |
| Near the water | Quote flood and windstorm coverage before you write the offer. |
| Annual lease | Expect first month, last month and a security deposit at signing. |
| Benchmarking a listing | Hold its $/sqft against the West Palm Beach median in the dashboard above. |
Around West Palm Beach: outings and dining
Things to do
- Norton Museum of Art
The county's major art museum, expanded in 2019 with a Foster + Partners addition and sculpture garden.
- Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Downtown performing-arts complex hosting Broadway tours, concerts, opera and dance.
- Clematis Street and the waterfront
The historic main street, ending at a public waterfront with a fountain, docks and seasonal events.
- Rosemary Square
Mixed-use district with shops, restaurants, offices and apartments a few blocks from the water.
- Palm Beach Zoo
Zoo and conservation society in Dreher Park, focused on tropical-Americas species.
- Mounts Botanical Garden
The county's oldest and largest public garden, with tropical and subtropical collections.
Where to eat
- Howley's
A Dixie Highway diner dating to 1950, refreshed with a modern menu.
- Grato
Wood-fired Italian from chef Clay Conley on South Dixie Highway.
- Pistache French Bistro
Brasserie with outdoor tables at the waterfront end of Clematis Street.
- Grandview Public Market
Food hall in the Warehouse District with a rotating roster of vendors.
West Palm Beach school options
Public, charter, private and higher-ed names buyers ask about most.
| School | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts | Public | Countywide public arts magnet high school downtown, admitted by audition. |
| Palm Beach Lakes Community High School | Public | Public high school serving central West Palm Beach, with several academies. |
| Forest Hill Community High School | Public | Public high school serving the city's southern neighborhoods. |
| Cardinal Newman High School | Private | Catholic college-preparatory high school with an IB program. |
| The King's Academy | Private | Christian PK-12 school on a large campus in western West Palm Beach. |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | Higher Ed | Private Christian university with its campus along the downtown waterfront. |
Assignment zones get redrawn, so confirm the schools tied to a specific address with the Palm Beach County school district, and check private-school admissions directly before an offer depends on them.
West Palm Beach questions, answered
- Is West Palm Beach a good place to buy a home?
- West Palm Beach is known for a waterfront downtown, historic districts and Brightline service, and that identity anchors long-term demand. Judge the market by the numbers on this page — actual closed sales, the median sale price, and how long homes took to sell over the trailing twelve months.
- What is the median home price in West Palm Beach?
- The dashboard at the top of this page carries the current 12-month median sale price for West Palm Beach, alongside price per square foot and medians split by bedroom count and property type — all computed from closed MLS sales, refreshed continuously rather than quoted from stale reports.
- Should I buy a condo or a house in West Palm Beach?
- The houses-versus-condos table shows how West Palm Beach sales split between condos, single-family homes and townhomes, and what each segment's median ran over the last year. Condos add monthly association dues and a board-approval step; houses carry their own insurance and maintenance. Every property type has its own live search page linked below.
- How do I see every home for sale in West Palm Beach?
- Use the West Palm Beach map search — every active MLS listing in the city, updated continuously, with the city boundary drawn on the map and filters for property type, bedrooms and price.