Community guide · Market data through September 26, 2026
At a glance
West Palm Beach is the Palm Beach County seat, on the west shore of the Lake Worth Lagoon across from the town of Palm Beach. Its housing runs from 1920s bungalows and Mediterranean Revival homes in protected historic districts, to condo towers along Flagler Drive downtown, to a gated golf community far to the west beside Grassy Waters Preserve. In the 90 days ending September 26, 2026, single-family homes with a West Palm Beach address sold for a median $540,000 and condos for $199,000.
By Oleg Sulyma, Realtor®Market data through September 26, 2026
Market snapshot
90 days ending September 26, 2026 · 716 closed sales
| Type | Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Days to close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 375 | $540,000 | $318 | 84 |
| Condo | 267 | $199,000 | $193 | 100 |
| Townhome | 74 | $300,000 | $229 | 70 |
| ZIP | Sales | Median price | Days to close |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33411 mostly Royal Palm Bch and unincorporated | 131 | $410,000 | 94 |
| 33401 within city limits (incl. downtown) | 116 | $589,500 | 94 |
| 33417 mostly unincorporated; part city | 112 | $145,000 | 89 |
| 33415 mostly unincorporated county | 69 | $298,000 | 84 |
| 33407 mostly city; parts Riviera Bch, Mangonia | 63 | $430,000 | 100 |
| 33405 within city limits | 62 | $837,500 | 75 |
| 33409 mostly city; part unincorp. Westgate | 54 | $290,000 | 79 |
| 33412 part city (incl. Ibis); part PB Gardens | 44 | $706,425 | 96 |
| 33406 mostly uninc.; Palm Springs, L. Clarke | 35 | $307,000 | 94 |
| 33413 mostly unincorporated; part Greenacres | 15 | $480,000 | 96 |
| 33403 mostly Lake Park; not in city | 5 | $480,000 | 80 |
| 33418 mostly Palm Beach Gardens; not in city | 5 | $569,999 | 65 |
Condos and townhomes were 48% of West Palm Beach sales in this period, against 42% across Palm Beach County, where the median sale price for all home types was $515,000.
Medians of closed sales of single-family homes, condos and townhomes with a West Palm Beach mailing address, June 29 – September 26, 2026. A mailing address can sit outside city limits: see the ZIP notes. Days to close is closing date minus list date. Figures are calculated from public listing records, not the MLS, and can differ from MLS statistics. Types with fewer than 5 sales are not reported.
This month's market
In July 2026, 250 homes closed in West Palm Beach at a median sale price of $434,500. That median was up 1.6% from June 2026, when it stood at $427,500, while the count of closed sales matched June at 250. The median price per square foot was $270, down 1.8% from $275 in June. Homes sold for a median of 96.9% of their list price, up 0.3 points from 96.6%, and took a median of 86 days from list to close.
Single-family homes accounted for 144 sales at a median of $535,000, condos for 82 at $186,500, and townhomes for 24 at $296,450. There were 33 sales at or over $1M, 13.2% of the total, and the highest sale price was $15,650,000. Across Palm Beach County, the median sale price was $525,000, and the West Palm Beach median was 17.2% below it.
Up 1.6% from June 2026
250 in June 2026
Palm Beach County median for July 2026: $525,000.
Medians of closed sales with a recorded list price, from public listing records, not the MLS. See the full Palm Beach County report.
Living in West Palm Beach
Henry Flagler bought the land in 1893 and laid out the original town as a grid of streets running from the Lake Worth Lagoon west to Clear Lake. The first lots were auctioned in February 1894, and that November residents voted to incorporate. The town grew as the commercial center across the water from Palm Beach’s resort hotels. When the state created Palm Beach County in 1909, West Palm Beach became the county seat, and the 1920s land boom added the first skyscrapers, hotels and many of the subdivisions that are now historic districts.
Downtown centers on Clematis Street, where City Hall sits at 401 Clematis, and on the Flagler Drive waterfront facing Palm Beach. The Norton Museum of Art is on South Dixie Highway. Far to the west, the city’s utilities department manages Grassy Waters Preserve, a 23-square-mile wetland that supplies drinking water to West Palm Beach, South Palm Beach and Palm Beach, with trails open to the public free of charge. The city has also added more residents since 2020 than any other in the county: University of Florida estimates put it at 126,944 in April 2025.
The oldest housing sits in historic districts close to the lagoon and downtown. The city’s preservation office lists 18 locally designated districts. Grandview Heights holds one of the city’s best collections of Craftsman bungalows, built from about 1910 to 1925. Flamingo Park was platted in 1921, and its homes are mostly 1920s Mission and Mediterranean Revival. El Cid, along South Flagler Drive, was built up with Spanish-style houses between 1923 and 1926. Exterior changes in these districts need a Certificate of Appropriateness, and improvements to historic homes can qualify for a city and county tax exemption for up to ten years.
Downtown is mostly condominiums, lofts and rental apartment buildings along Clematis Street, Olive Avenue and Flagler Drive. A new wave of waterfront towers is going up on Flagler Drive, including 25- to 28-story buildings such as the Ritz-Carlton Residences at 1717 North Flagler, Olara at 1919 North Flagler and South Flagler House at 1355 South Flagler. Far to the west, the Club at Ibis, off Northlake Boulevard, covers 1,923 acres with about 1,856 residences in 33 neighborhoods around three Nicklaus-designed golf courses.
I-95 runs north-south through the city, with exits at Okeechobee Boulevard (70) for downtown and 45th Street (74) for the north end. Florida’s Turnpike runs farther west, with interchanges at Southern Boulevard (97) and Okeechobee Boulevard (99). Three bridges cross the lagoon to Palm Beach: the Flagler Memorial Bridge to the north, the Royal Park Bridge at Royal Palm Way and the Southern Boulevard Bridge to the south. President Donald J. Trump International Airport (formerly Palm Beach International) is 2.5 miles west of downtown.
Brightline’s downtown station opened in January 2018 at 501 Evernia Street, between Rosemary Avenue and Quadrille Boulevard. Tri-Rail stops at 203 South Tamarind Avenue on the west side of downtown, and its northernmost station, Mangonia Park, is at 1415 45th Street. Palm Tran Route 2 runs from the Tamarind Avenue station to the airport, free with a valid Tri-Rail fare.
Areas
These areas are inside the city limits and show the range of housing, from 1910s bungalows to new waterfront towers.
Condo towers, lofts and apartment buildings between Clematis Street and the Lake Worth Lagoon, with several new towers under construction along North and South Flagler Drive.
Ask Oleg about homes downtown and along Flagler DriveTwo National Register historic districts on the north side, between Broadway and North Dixie Highway from 26th Street up to 40th Street. Old Northwood alone has about 320 historic buildings.
Ask Oleg about homes in Old Northwood and Northboro ParkOne of the city’s oldest intact neighborhoods, bounded roughly by Park Place, Alabama Avenue, M Street and Lake Avenue, with Craftsman bungalows built from about 1910 to 1925.
Ask Oleg about homes in Grandview HeightsA 1921 subdivision on the Atlantic coastal ridge south of downtown, bounded roughly by Park Place, Parker Avenue, Belvedere Road and Florida Avenue, with Mission and Mediterranean Revival homes.
Ask Oleg about homes in Flamingo ParkSpanish-style 1920s homes between South Dixie Highway and South Flagler Drive, south of Flamingo Drive and north of Dyer Road.
Ask Oleg about homes in El CidA gated golf community of about 1,856 homes off Northlake Boulevard, next to Grassy Waters Preserve and inside the city limits despite its distance from downtown.
Ask Oleg about homes in IbisBefore you buy
New FEMA flood maps took effect across Palm Beach County on December 20, 2024, adding thousands of eastern-county properties to high-risk zones and raising the base flood elevation by a foot or more on over 16,000 parcels. The city warns that property outside a mapped flood zone can still flood. Look up any address in the city’s Forerunner flood map or on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center, and ask for the elevation certificate before you make an offer. The city holds a Community Rating System Class 5, which gives a 25% discount on National Flood Insurance Program policies issued in the city.
Two Florida rules apply to every sale. Since October 1, 2024, Florida sellers of residential property must hand buyers a flood disclosure at or before signing the contract, and since October 1, 2025 it covers any flooding that damaged the property during the seller’s ownership, flood insurance claims (including with the National Flood Insurance Program), and any flood-damage assistance received, such as from FEMA. Citizens Property Insurance is also phasing in required flood coverage on its policies that include wind coverage: it already applies in FEMA high-risk zones and to higher-value homes, and reaches all remaining such policies written or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. Condo unit owner policies are exempt.
In the historic districts the main rulebook is the city’s, not an HOA’s. Exterior changes go to the Historic Preservation Board for a Certificate of Appropriateness, while painting and minor repairs that need no permit do not, and small additions can be approved by staff. Downtown and on Flagler Drive most homes are condominium units, so read the association’s budget, reserves and rules, and note that older condo buildings must comply with Florida’s condominium inspection rules. Out west, Ibis is run by a property owners association with its own administration and maintenance staff.
Condo buildings three habitable stories or taller need a milestone inspection by December 31 of the year they turn 30, then every 10 years; local officials can require it at 25 where salt water or similar conditions warrant. A deeper phase two follows only if the visual phase one finds substantial structural deterioration. These buildings also need a structural integrity reserve study every 10 years, and owners can’t vote to waive or cut reserves for the items it covers. Before buying, ask for the inspection summary, the reserve study, and any special assessments. Resale buyers get 7 days, not counting weekends and holidays, after receiving the association documents to cancel.
Questions
Not necessarily. The postal name West Palm Beach covers a much larger area than the city, including unincorporated county neighborhoods and parts of other towns. Census ZIP-to-city data shows that ZIP codes 33413, 33415 and 33406 lie mostly outside the city. Check the city’s municipal boundary map or the property’s tax bill, because city taxes, utilities, permits and rules only apply inside the limits.
33401 and 33405 fall entirely within the city, and 33407 and 33409 mostly within it. 33412 is split between the city, including the Ibis community, and Palm Beach Gardens and unincorporated land. 33411, 33413, 33415, 33417 and 33406 are mostly outside the city. Prices differ sharply by ZIP code: see the market snapshot above.
Parts of it. New FEMA maps took effect on December 20, 2024 and moved thousands of eastern Palm Beach County properties into high-risk zones. Waterfront homes on the Lake Worth Lagoon deserve the closest look. Check the address in the city’s Forerunner flood map or FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center, and ask for the elevation certificate before you make an offer.
Yes, with review. Exterior work that changes a home’s appearance needs a Certificate of Appropriateness, while interior remodeling does not, and painting or minor repairs that need no permit skip review. Small additions can be approved by staff. Improvements to a historic home can qualify for a city and county property tax exemption on the added value for up to ten years.
Downtown, yes. Brightline stops at 501 Evernia Street and Tri-Rail at 203 South Tamarind Avenue, with a second Tri-Rail station in Mangonia Park at 45th Street. Palm Tran Route 2 links the Tamarind Avenue station to the airport, 2.5 miles west of downtown, free with a Tri-Rail fare.
Written by Oleg Sulyma, Realtor® with Coastal Properties
Market figures are medians of 716 closed sales of single-family homes, condos and townhomes with a West Palm Beach mailing address, June 29 – September 26, 2026, calculated from public listing records. Community facts come from the public sources listed below.
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