Palm Beach County, FL

Palm Beach County housing notes

These notes are about Palm Beach County as a whole. West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and the Town of Palm Beach are three different municipalities. The figure we cite is a county index, not a Boca Raton sale price and not the West Palm Beach metro-division row.

Palm Beach County, in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach metro area.

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  • County house prices
  • Cities and unincorporated places
  • Census housing vacancy
  • Metro house-price context when we cite it
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Latest Palm Beach County note

Residential·September 13, 2026
West Palm Beach is one of 39 incorporated places. FHFA’s annual county index is 428.31 in 2025 versus 423.39 in 2024. That is not the West Palm Beach metro-division row. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 8.6%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.

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Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach

Separate house-price figures for Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach

Miami-Dade County, FL

County house prices. Miami is one of 34 cities, towns, and villages.

Broward County, FL

County house prices for 31 cities, towns, and villages

Statewide Florida context

September 12, 2026
FHFA’s 2026 Q2 purchase-only HPI has Florida up 0.96% year over year, rank 41. The U.S. rose 2.1%. That state print is not Tampa, Orlando, or Miami. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.
September 12, 2026
The local section opens with a rule, not a city mill. Naming Tampa, Orlando, or Miami does not create a metro housing print. Keep 6.81% as of August 28 until a named local source is cited.

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A local note does not replace the national rate, housing, commercial, or property-management notes.

Frequently asked questions

Does this page publish a sale price for every city in Palm Beach County?

No. We only publish figures from a dated public source — a county or metro house-price index, an official inflation release, or a public filing. We do not invent a west palm beach median sale price.

Can I get a mortgage quote for Palm Beach County here?

No. This is a publication, not a lender. A personal rate belongs with a licensed originator.

Does a local note replace the national 30-year rate?

No. The last national daily 30-year cited on this site stays the purchase-rate context until we cite a newer dated index.

Stay on the desks, the dated notes, and the educational explainers. None of these pages is an application.

Mortgage Rates Sit at 6.81% Heading Into a Jobs-Heavy Week National 30-year index as of 2026-08-28.
Separate house-price figures for Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach
County house prices. Miami is one of 34 cities, towns, and villages.
County house prices for 31 cities, towns, and villages
Daytona Beach, Deltona, and 15 other cities and towns share one Volusia County index: 353.57 in 2025 versus 357.19 in 2024. Ormond-by-the-Sea is unincorporated. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 9.7%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.
St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach, and Marineland share one St. Johns County index: 346.50 in 2025 versus 340.44 in 2024. Nocatee is unincorporated. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 4.6%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.
Sanford, Altamonte Springs, and five other cities share one Seminole County house-price index: 340.47 in 2025 versus 340.34 in 2024. Heathrow is unincorporated. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 8.5%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.