City in southeast Florida, United States

West Palm Beach

$389kMedian Home
342Sunny Days/yr
81°FAvg High Temp
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Very steady year-round, with rain peaks in the warmer months. Month-to-month temperature changes stay relatively modest. Humidity stays elevated through most of the year.

About West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach is a city in and the county seat of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is located immediately to the west of the adjacent Palm Beach, which is situated on a barrier island across the Lake Worth Lagoon.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
West Palm Beach, Florida
Latitude26.72°
Longitude-80.05°
Population107k
Center elevation13 ft

State Context

FloridaU.S. state

Florida is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Straits of Florida to the south, and The Bahamas to the southeast. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, spanning approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), not including its many barrier islands.Wikipedia

Income tax: NoneAvg sales tax: 7.02%Property tax: 0.90%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

Outdoors

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People

City Profile

Median Age40 yrs
College Educated37%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home12%of workforce
Poverty Rate16%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$389k
Median home price
Rent burden42% of income
Household Income
$64k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

Transit Score
46
School Rating
5.7/10
Internet
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The year

Climate

Sunshine
342
sunny days per year
94% of the year
Avg High Temp
81°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
82% warm season / 75% cool season
Comfort Score
78/100
Great
Temp Swing
13°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
66"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
0"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
41
Good · 2024 modeled average
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

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Precipitation Distribution
66" of precipitation per year
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humid summers
Summer 82% · Winter 75% · Mar-Jun 73-82%
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