The median owner-occupied home in Palm Beach County had a real-estate tax bill of $3,600 (± $46) a year, compared with $2,555 in Florida and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $407,300 (± $4,667), compared with $325,000 in Florida and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Palm Beach County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,507,453 | 21,928,881 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $3,600 ± $46 | $2,555 ± $8 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $407,300 ± $4,667 | $325,000 ± $895 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $81,115 ± $1,028 | $71,711 ± $282 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.88% ± 0.02 points | 0.79% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 69.9% ± 0.6 points | 67.3% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 45.1% ± 0.5 points | 39.5% ± 0.3 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 30.8% ± 0.7 points | 26.5% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Palm Beach County (38)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Atlantis
- Belle Glade
- Boca Raton
- Boynton Beach
- Briny Breezes
- Cloud Lake
- Delray Beach
- Glen Ridge
- Golf
- Greenacres
- Gulf Stream
- Haverhill
- Highland Beach
- Hypoluxo
- Juno Beach
- Jupiter (town, Palm Beach County)
- Jupiter Inlet Colony
- Lake Clarke Shores
- Lake Park
- Lake Worth Beach
- Lantana
- Loxahatchee Groves
- Manalapan
- North Palm Beach
- Ocean Ridge
- Pahokee
- Palm Beach
- Palm Beach Gardens
- Palm Beach Shores
- Palm Springs
- Riviera Beach
- Royal Palm Beach
- South Bay
- South Palm Beach
- Tequesta
- Wellington
- West Palm Beach
- Westlake
Census-designated places in Palm Beach County (15)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Cabana Colony
- Gun Club Estates
- Juno Ridge
- Jupiter Farms
- Kenwood Estates
- Lake Belvedere Estates
- Limestone Creek
- Pine Air
- Plantation Mobile Home Park
- Royal Palm Estates
- San Castle
- Seminole Manor
- The Acreage
- Watergate
- Westgate
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (6)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Palm Beach County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Acacia Villas CDP
- Canal Point CDP
- Lake Harbor CDP
- Mangonia Park town
- Schall Circle CDP
- Stacey Street CDP
Other named communities in Palm Beach County (84)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Aberdeen
- Bean City
- Bel Marra
- Belle Glade Camp
- Belvedere Homes
- Blue Inlet
- Boca Del Mar
- Boca Harbour
- Boca Pointe
- Boca West
- Browns Farm
- Bryant
- Cardwell
- Caribbean Key
- Century Village
- Chapel Hill
- Country Club Trail
- County Club Acres
- Cypress Lakes
- Dahlberg
- Deem City
- Delray Gardens
- Delray Shores
- Delta
- Dunes Road
- Floresta
- Florida Gardens
- Franwood Pines
- Fremd Village
- Golden Lakes
- Golfview
- Gramercy Park
- Hamptons at Boca Raton
- Harbor East
- High Point
- Hometown Lake Worth Village
- Juno Isles
- Jupiter Inlet Beach Colony
- Keela
- Kings Point
- Kingsland
- Lake Rogers Isle
- Lakeside Green
- Military Park
- Mission Bay
- Monet
- Mott
- Ninemile Bend
- North Palm Beach Heights
- Okeelanta
- Padgett Island
- Palm Beach Farms
- Palm Beach Isles
- Palm Beach Lakes
- Palm Lake Estates South
- Paradise Palms
- Paradise Port
- Pelican Lake
- Poincianna Place
- Rainbow Homes
- Rainbow Lakes
- Rood
- Royal Oak Hills
- Runyon
- Salhaven
- Sand Cut
- Sandalfoot Cove
- Shawano
- Sherwood Park
- Sixmile Bend
- Sun Valley
- Terrytown
- Tropic Isle
- Twentymile Bend
- University Park
- Vaughn
- Villages of Oriole
- Watson
- West Gate
- West Jupiter
- West Jupiter Camping Resort
- West Palm Beach Farms
- Whisper Walk
- Yamato