Downtown West Palm Beach

It suits buyers who want a walkable, urban lifestyle with water access rather than a quiet suburban street. With 39 of 49 listings offering pools and 11 on the waterfront, the housing stock is built around amenity-rich, low-maintenance living. Assigned schools include Forest Hill Community High School and Conniston Middle School.

It's a premium market — the median list price is $725,000 and homes trade at an average $930 per square foot. That said, the range is wide, starting around $359,000, so there's an entry point below the median if you're flexible on size and view.

Active listings run from $359,000 to $7.4 million with a $725,000 median, while homes that actually sold over the past year closed at a median of $612,500. The typical home is compact at about 1,170 square feet, which is why the per-square-foot figure runs high.

There are 49 active listings and 28 homes sold in the past 12 months, with properties taking a median 78 days to sell. Sellers are getting about 96% of their asking price on average, so there's modest room to negotiate but not a fire sale.

Median property taxes run about $8,310 a year, in line with the area's higher price points. HOA data isn't consistently reported here, but given how condo- and pool-heavy the inventory is, expect monthly association fees on most units — always confirm the exact figure per building before you make an offer.