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Alton

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AltonRepresentative lifestyle image · Local sales, inventory and housing-stock evidence

THE CURRENT PICTURE

Begin with the evidence

Alton recorded 79 MLS-reported sales from October 15, 2025 through October 14, 2026, with a median sold price of $1,300,000 and median sold price per living square foot of $405. Active inventory was 15 listings on October 14, 2026. Recent sales carry Palm Beach Gardens MLS city labels. Alton recorded 47 single-family sales at a $1,550,000 median and 32 townhouse sales at a $855,000 median. Buyers comparing Alton with an all-detached community should use the housing-type rows. Owners and buyers should compare the same property type before applying the community median. All residential MLS property types are included; the housing mix affects the combined median.

A CLEARER WAY THROUGH THE REPORT

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Use the path that fits why you are exploring Alton. Every figure links back to its period, sample and source.

FOR OWNERS

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FOR BUYERS

Considering a home here?

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What the Alton evidence shows

Sales 2025-10-15 through 2026-10-14; Active listings 2026-10-14.

  1. Alton recorded 47 single-family sales at a $1,550,000 median and 32 townhouse sales at a $855,000 median. Buyers comparing Alton with an all-detached community should use the housing-type rows. Supporting table.
  2. Alton's single-family inventory is 1.69% of that tax-record housing stock (9 Active / 533 residential properties), versus 1.51% for townhome/villa inventory (6 / 398). This availability rate measures advertised inventory, not homeowner turnover. Supporting table.
  3. Comparable median sold $/living SF for January 1, 2026 through October 14, 2026 is +105.3% versus January 1, 2016 through October 14, 2016 (11 baseline and 68 current observations). These recorded year-to-date windows compare transaction cohorts, not repeat sales of the same homes. Supporting table.
  4. 29 of 79 closings with known financing were recorded as cash (36.7%). Financing describes the observed closing mix; it does not determine the terms available to another buyer. Supporting table.

Trailing-year sales and current inventory

Alton: sales 10/15/25 through 10/14/26; Active 10/14/26
CommunityClosed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFMedian market timeActive listingsAvailabilityMLS Months of supply1-year comparable $/LSF change5-year comparable $/LSF change10-year comparable $/LSF change
Alton79$1,300,000 79 usable sales$405 79 usable sales50 days 77 usable sales151.61% 15 / 9312.3 79 usable sales closings+2.5% 38 baseline and 68 current usable sales+19.1% 51 baseline and 68 current usable sales+105.3% 11 baseline and 68 current usable sales

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Contract timing

When contracts are signed in Alton

This chart and the findings use this market’s recorded contract dates. The month of contract is different from the month a home was listed.

Contract timing: AltonMonthly counts of recorded contracts. April had the most in 2021–2025, with 49 of 374 contracts. February through April had 109 contracts.Contracts signed by month2015–192021–250204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecFebruary–April: 15 contracts in 2015–19; 109 in 2021–25
Alton contracts by PurchaseContractDate, full calendar years, Bars show contract counts, not rates; the period totals are 57 in 2015–2019 and 374 in 2021–2025, The two periods each have at least 30 recorded contracts, 2020 and partial 2026 are excluded
Monthly contract counts behind this chart
Month2015–20192021–2025
January239
February531
March929
April149
May524
June1027
July323
August530
September930
October338
November329
December225

What this market shows

In Alton, 109 of 374 recorded contracts in 2021–2025 were signed from February through April (29.1%). April had the most contracts: 49.

February–April accounted for 26.3% of 57 contracts in 2015–2019. The later share was 2.8 percentage points higher. This compares different homes over two complete five-year periods; it does not establish the best listing date for an individual property.

MLS file last updated: September 27, 2026. Contracts are grouped by PurchaseContractDate; 2020 and the partial 2026 year are excluded from the comparisons. All residential property types are included.

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Connected living in Palm Beach Gardens

Lifestyle at Alton

Alton combines single-family homes and townhomes with a resident club, neighborhood green spaces and a public shopping and dining center. Its strength is fitting recreation and ordinary errands into a connected community.

Location
Palm Beach Gardens, northern Palm Beach County
Setting
A master-planned community with resident recreation and a connected town center.
Homes to consider
Single-family homes and townhomes call for different layout, parking and maintenance comparisons.
Amenities and access
The resident club and public Town Center operate separately.

For an Alton buyer, the home and the daily route deserve equal attention. The Club at Alton provides a place for exercise and gathering, while Alton Town Center offers dining, shopping and services. Tour both, then see how a particular home’s layout and position support the routine you want.

01

Resident club

A gathering place close to home

Kolter describes The Club at Alton as a resident-only social center with indoor and outdoor gathering spaces. It gives the neighborhood a shared place beyond the individual home. During a visit, ask about today’s programs, guest arrangements and reservation procedures, then decide which spaces your household would use regularly.

Kolter’s Alton overview

02

Fitness and aquatics

Build movement into the week

The project’s engineering firm lists a fitness center and a heated pool with lap swimming and beach entry among the Club’s amenities. These offer different ways to exercise or relax locally. Inspect the equipment and pool areas during your tour, and ask for the current activity schedule and any separate class charges.

Alton project and amenities · Resident club context

03

Sports and family time

Several ways to play

Alton’s project description includes tennis and pickleball courts, basketball, beach volleyball, a children’s playground and outdoor table games. That variety can support households with different interests. View the spaces at the times you would use them, and check court booking, guest eligibility and current programming with the community.

Club recreation facilities

04

Dining and convenience

Town Center serves the wider community

Alton Town Center’s operator maintains a public directory of dining, retail, beauty and wellness businesses. It can make a casual meal and everyday services part of the local routine. Businesses and any commercial fitness memberships are separate from the resident Club; living in Alton does not make their services included amenities.

Alton Town Center · Current business directory

05

Neighborhood setting

Test the connection from your front door

Kolter’s master plan emphasizes parks, green spaces and access to the town center by walking or bicycle. The benefit depends on the exact route from a home. Try the sidewalks, crossings and shade on a typical outing, and compare a position near activity with one that offers a more secluded outlook.

Master-planned setting · Town Center location

06

Home choice

Fit the home to the lifestyle

Single-family homes and townhomes provide different choices within Alton. Compare stairs, bedrooms, work space, garage access and usable outdoor areas, then obtain the current maintenance responsibilities for the particular property. The resident facilities are one part of the purchase; the floor plan and ongoing ownership arrangements must work just as well.

Alton housing and project context · Community design overview

What to explore on your first visit

Alton is worth exploring if a resident recreation center and nearby public dining and services would simplify your week. Choose the home type and location that let you enjoy those connections comfortably.

  • Which club access, guest rules and association or maintenance responsibilities come with this property?
  • Would you use the route to the Club and Town Center comfortably at the times you normally go out?
  • Does a townhome or single-family layout better suit your stairs, parking, outdoor living and home-office needs?
Community information checked October 13, 2026Kolter’s Alton overviewDetails above summarize the linked sources. Confirm current facilities, access, planned openings and property-specific association arrangements with the community or relevant provider.

Properties by street and reporting group

Counts use distinct residential tax parcels, including residential lots and redevelopment sites. Each classification separately accounts for all 931 properties. Missing or conflicting tax labels remain unassigned. Tax labels can differ from MLS reporting labels; unavailable matches are not zero. Tax housing groups combine townhouses with villas and condos with co-ops. Multifamily parcels, where eligible, count as properties rather than dwelling units.

Street
Street · residential property counts · 1 of 2
StreetProperties (tax records)
ALTON RD135
BECKMAN TER69
BERNOULLI WAY69
CURIE PL12
DICKENS TER21
DUMONT RD24
EDISON PL33
FARADAY WAY65
FAULKNER TER99
Street · residential property counts · 2 of 2
StreetProperties (tax records)
FRANKLIN PL19
GRANDIFLORA RD36
GROSS POINTE DR28
HOBBES WAY49
MACHIAVELLI WAY204
MENDEL LN10
SAGAN LN47
WATTS TER11
Total properties
931
Tax city label
Tax city label · residential property counts
Tax city labelProperties (tax records)
PALM BEACH GARDENS931
Total931
Tax development
Tax development · residential property counts
Tax developmentProperties (tax records)
Alton931
Total931
Tax subdivision
Tax subdivision · residential property counts
Tax subdivisionProperties (tax records)
Alton931
Total931
Tax housing group
Tax housing group · residential property counts
Tax housing groupProperties (tax records)
Single Family Residence533
Townhouse / Villa398
Total931

Housing, geography and local groups

Closed sales cover October 15, 2025 through October 14, 2026; Active inventory is dated October 14, 2026. Housing, city and development tables describe the same sales from different angles. Medians require five usable observations.

MLS city labels
Recorded classificationProperties (tax records)Closed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFActive listingsMLS Months of supply
Palm Beach Gardens93179$1,300,000 79 usable sales$405 79 usable sales152.3
MLS property subtypes
Recorded classificationProperties (tax records)Closed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFActive listingsMLS Months of supply
Single Family Residence53347$1,550,000 47 usable sales$438 47 usable sales92.3
Townhouse39832$855,000 32 usable sales$342 32 usable sales62.3
Development groups
Recorded classificationProperties (tax records)Closed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFActive listingsMLS Months of supply
Alton93179$1,300,000 79 usable sales$405 79 usable sales152.3
Recorded subdivision labels with at least five sales, plus parent/unassigned labels
Recorded classificationProperties (tax records)Closed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFActive listingsMLS Months of supply
Alton93179$1,300,000 79 usable sales$405 79 usable sales152.3

Some sources provide only the parent development label. Those rows do not establish separate neighborhoods. Legal plat labels are retained as recorded. Where a finding refers to a low-volume group, its count is in the expandable table immediately above.

Owner mailing footprint · Alton

Where owners direct their tax mail

A starting point for considering listing outreach, alongside recent sales and other market evidence.

241 of 931 parcels (25.9%) have a recorded mailing address that differs from the property address. These counts describe tax-mail destinations, not residency, unique households or where buyers moved from.

See the combined Distinctive Communities state and county totals →

8 address comparisons need review. 8 have unavailable or confidential mailing details; 0 have possible same-property street or unit variations. They are included in the parcel total and excluded from both the same-property and off-property counts below.

Residential parcels / lots
931
Mail sent to the property
682
Mail sent elsewhere
241
U.S. states / districts
20

Leading mailing counties

Off-property addresses only · one count per parcel

County / stateParcelsTax records
Palm Beach CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →88View records ↗
Westchester CountyNew YorkExplore county parcel intelligence →10View records ↗
Martin CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →8View records ↗
New York County (Manhattan)New YorkExplore county parcel intelligence →7View records ↗
Orange CountyCalifornia6—
Nassau CountyNew YorkExplore county parcel intelligence →5View records ↗
Norfolk CountyMassachusettsExplore county parcel intelligence →5View records ↗

191 of 229 U.S. off-property mailings have a county assignment: 177 address matches and 14 ZIP-based estimates. 38 remain unresolved. Rankings include the estimates and can change as unresolved addresses are matched.

Top mailing states

229 off-property U.S. addresses

  1. Florida142
  2. New York29
  3. California10
  4. Massachusetts8
  5. Michigan7

12 international mailings are excluded from U.S. state and county rankings.

Search Palm Beach County Property Appraiser ↗Search Palm Beach County tax bills ↗
Full totals by state and county

Open a state to see its counties. State totals include unresolved counties. Each number counts parcels with off-property mailing addresses.

Florida 142 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Palm Beach CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →88853View records ↗
Martin CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →880View records ↗
Broward CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗
Hillsborough CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗
Miami-Dade CountyFlorida110—
Orange CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗
Pinellas CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗
Santa Rosa CountyFlorida110View records ↗
St. Lucie CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗
Volusia CountyFlorida110View records ↗

County unresolved: 38.

New York 29 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Westchester CountyNew YorkExplore county parcel intelligence →1055View records ↗
New York County (Manhattan)New YorkExplore county parcel intelligence →770View records ↗
Nassau CountyNew YorkExplore county parcel intelligence →541View records ↗
Monroe CountyNew York220—
Suffolk CountyNew YorkExplore county parcel intelligence →220View records ↗
Erie CountyNew York110—
Orange CountyNew York110—
Queens CountyNew YorkExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗

County unresolved: 0.

California 10 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Orange CountyCalifornia660—
Santa Clara CountyCalifornia330—
Los Angeles CountyCaliforniaExplore county parcel intelligence →110—

County unresolved: 0.

Massachusetts 8 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Norfolk CountyMassachusettsExplore county parcel intelligence →550View records ↗
Middlesex CountyMassachusettsExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗
Nantucket CountyMassachusetts110—
Plymouth CountyMassachusetts110—

County unresolved: 0.

Michigan 7 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Washtenaw CountyMichigan330—
Berrien CountyMichigan101—
Ingham CountyMichigan110—
Oakland CountyMichiganExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗
Wayne CountyMichigan110—

County unresolved: 0.

New Jersey 7 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Bergen CountyNew JerseyExplore county parcel intelligence →220View records ↗
Atlantic CountyNew Jersey110View records ↗
Hudson CountyNew JerseyExplore county parcel intelligence →101View records ↗
Monmouth CountyNew JerseyExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗
Ocean CountyNew JerseyExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗
Somerset CountyNew Jersey110—

County unresolved: 0.

Texas 5 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Collin CountyTexas220—
Lubbock CountyTexas220—
Fort Bend CountyTexas110—

County unresolved: 0.

Georgia 3 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
DeKalb CountyGeorgia110—
Fulton CountyGeorgiaExplore county parcel intelligence →110—
Gwinnett CountyGeorgia110—

County unresolved: 0.

Virginia 3 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Botetourt CountyVirginia211—
Fairfax CountyVirginia110—

County unresolved: 0.

Connecticut 2 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Fairfield CountyConnecticutExplore Connecticut parcel intelligence →220Town assessors ↗

County unresolved: 0.

Ohio 2 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Delaware CountyOhio110—
Stark CountyOhio110—

County unresolved: 0.

Pennsylvania 2 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Berks CountyPennsylvania110—
Montgomery CountyPennsylvaniaExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗

County unresolved: 0.

South Carolina 2 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Beaufort CountySouth Carolina110—
Charleston CountySouth Carolina110—

County unresolved: 0.

Arkansas 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Benton CountyArkansas110—

County unresolved: 0.

Delaware 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Sussex CountyDelaware110—

County unresolved: 0.

Illinois 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Sangamon CountyIllinois110—

County unresolved: 0.

New Hampshire 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Coos CountyNew Hampshire101—

County unresolved: 0.

North Carolina 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Wake CountyNorth Carolina110—

County unresolved: 0.

Tennessee 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Knox CountyTennessee110—

County unresolved: 0.

Washington 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
King CountyWashington101—

County unresolved: 0.

Source, scope and address matching

Prepared 2026-10-12 from the tax snapshots underlying the established property directories (source files modified 2026-09-05). These file dates do not establish a tax-roll year. This scope contains 931 developed residential parcels and 0 residential vacant lots. Commercial, common-area and agricultural classifications are excluded. Multiple parcels belonging to one owner count separately.

Capitalization, punctuation, common street abbreviations, unit labels and ZIP+4 suffixes are normalized. Recorded legal-unit aliases are used when they identify one parcel at a building; mailing to a different recorded unit remains off-property. Uncertain local street or unit variants and confidential or missing mailing details are withheld from the off-property rankings. A different mailing address elsewhere within the same community can still qualify.

Counties use the U.S. Census Geocoder. If a street cannot be matched, a county is estimated only when its 2020 Census ZIP area falls in a single county and agrees with the mailing state. A ZIP area is an approximation of postal delivery geography; ZIP-based counts are estimates. County boundaries use the 2020 vintage, including Connecticut’s historical counties. Connecticut tax assessments are maintained by towns.

Published figures contain aggregate counts only. A mailing destination can be a home, business, trustee, adviser or post-office box. Unresolved addresses may change the final rankings.

How to use this evidence

Tax-mail destinations may be personal or second residences, businesses, family offices, trusts, registered agents, attorneys or accountants. These records describe existing ownership as of the source snapshot; they do not establish primary residence, where wealth is held, buyer origin, decision-making authority or purchase intent. Long-held properties and recent purchases both appear in this ownership snapshot.

IRS migration data measures year-to-year tax-filing address changes for a different population and period. It is complementary context, not a count of incoming homebuyers. Neither dataset identifies a qualified buyer or proves future demand.

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Inventory availability relative to housing stock

Alton: Active inventory 10/14/26 compared with tax-record residential stock
Housing categoryTax-record housing stockActive listingsAvailabilityTrailing-year salesMLS Months of supply
All residential931151.61%792.3 79 usable sales
Single family53391.69%472.3 47 usable sales
Condominium / cooperativeNo matching tax stock0Unavailable0Limited sample 0 usable sales
Townhome / villa39861.51%322.3 32 usable sales

Availability is Active listings ÷ tax-record housing stock. Property-type MLS months of supply is shown only with at least five sales. The overall row uses unique residential parcels and is not the sum of MLS listing counts.

Buyer financing

Cash and other buyer financing

Buyer-financing period: through . Source: BeachesMLS; financing snapshot 2026-10-14.

36.7% of the 79 closings with known buyer financing were coded Cash (29 cash purchases). Other reported financing accounted for 63.3% (50 closings).

Buyer financing · Alton · 10/15/25 through 10/14/26
MeasureClosings
Cash purchases29
Other reported financing50
Closings with known buyer financing79
Unknown or unreported buyer financing0
Total closings in this financing snapshot79

Cash share = closings coded Cash ÷ closings with known buyer financing. Other reported financing is the remaining known category; it can include mortgages and other arrangements. Blank, unknown or conflicting financing is excluded from both percentages and counted separately. These are MLS-reported closings; the financing period above may differ from other tables on this page.

Comparable 1-, 5- and 10-year sold $/living SF

Alton: matched year-to-date transaction cohorts
HorizonBaseline periodBaseline median $/LSFCurrent periodCurrent median $/LSFChange
1 year01/01/25–10/14/25$386 38 usable sales01/01/26–10/14/26$395 68 usable sales+2.5% 38 baseline and 68 current usable sales
5 years01/01/21–10/14/21$332 51 usable sales01/01/26–10/14/26$395 68 usable sales+19.1% 51 baseline and 68 current usable sales
10 years01/01/16–10/14/16$193 11 usable sales01/01/26–10/14/26$395 68 usable sales+105.3% 11 baseline and 68 current usable sales

Each change requires at least ten usable observations in both matched periods. These transaction-level medians compare different sold cohorts and do not measure same-home appreciation.

August 2026: recorded activity

7 closings in August 2026 and 8 in July 2026: 1 fewer closings. Small monthly counts do not establish a broad change in demand.

Latest complete month and comparison months
MonthClosed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFMedian market time
August 20267$1,150,000 7 usable sales$417 7 usable sales107 days 7 usable sales
July 20268$1,252,500 8 usable sales$433 8 usable sales35 days 8 usable sales
August 20253Limited sample 3 usable salesLimited sample 3 usable salesLimited sample 3 usable sales

Median $/living SF change from July 2026: Limited comparison 8 baseline and 7 current usable sales. Sample rules.

Annual market evidence

Calendar-year sales; 2026 partial through 10/14/26
YearClosed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFMedian market timeYear-on-year $/living SF change
201711$738,900 11 usable sales$235 11 usable sales137 days 11 usable salesBaseline
201810$567,358 10 usable sales$234 10 usable sales70.5 days 10 usable sales-0.3% 11 baseline and 10 current usable sales
201917$698,340 17 usable sales$236 17 usable sales59 days 16 usable sales+0.6% 10 baseline and 17 current usable sales
202032$627,500 32 usable sales$232 32 usable sales41 days 31 usable sales-1.4% 17 baseline and 32 current usable sales
202164$974,995 64 usable sales$333 64 usable sales10.5 days 62 usable sales+43.3% 32 baseline and 64 current usable sales
202265$1,125,000 65 usable sales$405 65 usable sales15.5 days 58 usable sales+21.5% 64 baseline and 65 current usable sales
202387$1,150,000 87 usable sales$390 87 usable sales48 days 79 usable sales-3.6% 65 baseline and 87 current usable sales
2024103$1,420,000 103 usable sales$403 103 usable sales48 days 102 usable sales+3.3% 87 baseline and 103 current usable sales
202549$1,200,000 49 usable sales$397 49 usable sales48 days 47 usable sales-1.4% 103 baseline and 49 current usable sales
2026 YTD68$1,295,938 68 usable sales$395 68 usable sales47.5 days 66 usable sales-0.5% 49 baseline and 68 current usable sales

Changes describe different sold cohorts. They are not repeat-sales appreciation, and 2026 is an incomplete year.

Related market context

Put this market in context

These reports provide related context. Each defines its own geography, property types and reporting dates; the links do not make the markets interchangeable.

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Analysis and perspective

David Abernathy is a Palm Beach County real estate agent with Waterfront Properties & Club Communities, where he served as Business Manager from 2008 through August 2026. During that tenure, he helped lead the development of Waterfront’s award-winning artificial-intelligence initiatives. He was 2020 JTHS-MIAMI president, serves on the MIAMI REALTORS® division board and is confirmed for the 2027 BeachesMLS board. His individual honors include MIAMI REALTORS® Thought Leader of the Year and JTHS-MIAMI AI Innovator of the Year.

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Use the published website content you actually read. Preserve each source’s stated update date, reporting period, definitions and the number of usable records behind each measure. Distinguish the date the report is prepared from the dates of its evidence. Use the source dates and periods published on the community page; do not infer an exact MLS file-update date from today’s date, the latest transaction or the date you opened the page. If sources have different cutoffs, keep those differences visible. Do not silently recalculate a different period.

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PRESENTATION
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CREDITS — FOOTER ONLY
Market analysis by David Abernathy · [actual preparation date]
Adapted from the Alton community page: https://davidabernathy.com/luxury-homes/alton.

For another community or area, open its exact page on DavidAbernathy.com and copy that page’s own report request or full instructions. Use the destination page’s collection-specific instructions rather than changing only the name and source link in this template.

Reporting period, definitions and sample rules

All residential MLS property types are eligible. Medians require five usable observations, percentage changes ten at each endpoint, and supply at least five sales.

MLS months of supply = Active listings ÷ (trailing-year sales ÷ 12). Each n is the usable count for that metric. A missing figure is not zero. Read the collection rules and metric definitions.

Detailed calculation and source notes

Closed sales: 2025-10-15 through 2026-10-14, inclusive in America/New_York. All 14 MLS exports are treated as the 2026-10-14 refresh. The source operator updates an export only when activity occurs, so an earlier Drive modified time means no activity since that timestamp; it does not make the export incomplete. Exact source timestamps remain visible in each report. Tax file dates are independent.

Source roles: BeachesMLS supplies community membership, listing status, dates, prices, living area, financing and MLS property type. Palm Beach County property-tax records supply residential parcel/property counts, situs fields and county classifications used for street/group tables, housing-stock denominators and availability. Tax data does not classify MLS sales or determine reported sale prices.

All residential MLS property subtypes are retained. These reports use complete development exports; geography follows source membership rather than a city-label filter. Distinctive Communities uses a five-observation median rule, ten-observation change rule and five-sale supply rule.

Closed sales
Latest record per ListingKey; Closed status, a usable CloseDate through the snapshot and a finite closing price of at least $10,000. Repeated normalized parcel, closing date and price combinations count once. ListingKey substitutes for a missing parcel. Active inventory counts latest listing keys marked Active, excluding pending and active-under-contract.
Medians and n
At least five eligible observations are required for a median; n identifies that metric's usable observations. Fewer than five display “Limited sample”; zero display “No eligible sales.” Neither means a zero price. Sold $/living SF is the median of transaction-level closing price divided by positive living area.
Market time
Calendar days from OnMarketDate, with ListingContractDate as fallback, to PurchaseContractDate. Valid intervals are 0–3,650 days. This is derived market time, not the MLS DOM field. Timezone-aware timestamps are converted to UTC; naive MLS timestamps are first assigned America/New_York. Conflicting duplicate intervals or living areas are withheld only from the affected metric.
Housing stock and availability
Overall housing stock counts unique improved residential parcels plus nonblank residential vacant-lot parcel IDs not already counted as improved. Nonresidential rows and blank parcel IDs are excluded. Property-type denominators use their individual improved residential classifications; vacant lots are included only in the overall denominator. The current overall denominator is 931 residential parcels: 931 improved residential parcels plus 0 additional residential vacant lots. Availability is current Active listings ÷ tax-record residential housing stock. Type-level availability maps MLS Single Family Residence to single-family stock, Condominium and Stock Cooperative to condominium stock, and Townhouse and Villa to townhome/villa stock. A zero tax denominator displays unavailable.
Months of supply
Active listings ÷ (trailing-year closed sales ÷ 12), overall and by property type where at least five sales support the rate. It is a ratio to the recent pace, not a forecast. Active listings are not a deduplicated count of physical homes.
Comparable price horizons
One-, five- and ten-year comparisons use transaction-level median sold $/living SF for the recorded current year-to-date period (January 1, 2026 through October 14, 2026) and the corresponding baseline date ranges shown in each price-horizon table. These are separate from the trailing-year sales cohort. Each endpoint requires ten usable observations and a positive baseline. These are different sold cohorts, not repeat-sales appreciation. The annual history table remains a separate calendar-year view; 2026 is partial through 2026-10-14.
Buyer financing
Cash share uses closings with a known financing classification. A duplicate closing event with conflicting financing values is classified as unknown. Financing is a candidate market signal, not a valuation adjustment.
Geography and subgroups
City labels are MLS classifications, not verified municipal boundaries. Development and subdivision labels identify supplied groups, not verified home models or comparable amenities. Parent-only subdivision labels are shown explicitly; an unnamed subgroup is not invented. Low-volume named groups retain counts in a collapsed table.

Source folder inventories did not contain saved boundary polygons, selection queries or a definitive city-label crosswalk. Tax-derived housing stock is an analytical denominator, not a certified unit count or turnover measure. No all-community total or peer rank is presented. Site methodology · David's credentials.

Sources and calculation details

Figures are derived from BeachesMLS records. Property types use MLS classifications. Tax files support the audit and do not determine the reported housing type or sales figures.

Inspect source files, coverage and revisions

This report is built from BeachesMLS listing exports and property-tax records. MLS data supplies community membership, status, dates, prices, living area and property type; tax data independently supports the housing-stock denominator described below and does not classify MLS sales. Source completeness and fingerprints are verified internally, but raw filenames, links, identifiers and fingerprints are not published.

Full-source geography, property types and data quality

These counts include all statuses and historical years, not just current sales. MLS city labels: Palm Beach Gardens: 790. MLS property types: Condominium: 1; Single Family Residence: 478; Townhouse: 311.

790 unique listing keys; 4 repeated closing events collapsed; 0 Closed records without usable dates; 0 future closings excluded; 0 records excluded for missing or sub-$10,000 prices. Conflicting duplicate fields: days: 4. Affected classification rows remain visibly conflicting; affected metric values are withheld.

Tax records contain 931 rows, 931 distinct populated parcel IDs and 931 qualifying residential parcels used for housing-stock availability. Residential vacant lots are included; nonresidential land-use rows are excluded. This analytical denominator is not a certified unit count. Tax city labels: PALM BEACH GARDENS: 931.

Changes from the previous report snapshot

The previous source update times were 2026-10-13T07:37:36.044Z. Current source dates are verified internally and used to define each report period. Earlier metadata recorded 0 geographic row exclusions across the full file; that filter's complete selection record was unavailable. This release consistently uses full development membership and discloses city labels. Revised market-time samples also exclude conflicting duplicate dates.

Prior displayed figures and audited current figures
MetricBeforeAudited
active1615
months2.432.278

Analysis by David Abernathy, derived from BeachesMLS exports and property-tax records. Aggregate evidence only; licensed listing records and owner information are not republished. Source groups are editorial comparisons, not evidence of buyer cross-shopping.

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