Distinctive Communities Alton
Distinctive Communities · Palm Beach Gardens
Alton
Market as of October 25, 2026 · MLS file Alton MLS.csv · Tax file Alton Tax.csv
Selling here
What sellers in Alton should know
Where current owners get their tax bills, timing, buyers' financing and how close sales land to asking, drawn from 80 sales in the past year and every contract since 2015.
Owner mailing
Where Alton owners receive their tax bills
Of 931 residential parcels, 241 have a tax-bill mailing address somewhere other than the property itself: 229 in the U.S. and 12 outside it.
By state
All 20 states
| State | Parcels |
|---|---|
| Florida | 142 |
| New York | 29 |
| California | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 8 |
| Michigan | 7 |
| New Jersey | 7 |
| Texas | 5 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Connecticut | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
By county, alongside IRS migration to Palm Beach County
16 of the counties where Alton owners receive tax bills rank among the 25 places that sent the most households to Palm Beach County in 2022 to 2023, according to IRS migration data. Those counties account for 44 Alton owners. Linked counties open a tax parcel map of homes valued over $3 million, $5 million and $10 million.
| County | Owners | Households moved to Palm Beach County | Their average income | Rank of 228 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach County, FL | 88 | Local owners, different address | ||
| Westchester County, NY | 10 | 457 | $528,260 | 12 |
| Martin County, FL | 8 | 714 | $118,179 | 7 |
| New York County, NY | 7 | 734 | $578,149 | 5 |
| Orange County, CA | 6 | 122 | $278,648 | 60 |
| Norfolk County, MA | 5 | 148 | $753,297 | 49 |
| Nassau County, NY | 5 | 959 | $234,625 | 4 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 3 | 67 | $258,522 | 106 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | 3 | 25 | $128,120 | 198 |
| Fairfield County, CT | 2 | IRS reports Connecticut by planning region | ||
All 58 counties
| County | Owners | Households moved | Average income | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach County, FL | 88 | Local | ||
| Westchester County, NY | 10 | 457 | $528,260 | 12 |
| Martin County, FL | 8 | 714 | $118,179 | 7 |
| New York County, NY | 7 | 734 | $578,149 | 5 |
| Orange County, CA | 6 | 122 | $278,648 | 60 |
| Norfolk County, MA | 5 | 148 | $753,297 | 49 |
| Nassau County, NY | 5 | 959 | $234,625 | 4 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 3 | 67 | $258,522 | 106 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | 3 | 25 | $128,120 | 198 |
| Fairfield County, CT | 2 | Planning region | ||
| Bergen County, NJ | 2 | 416 | $469,882 | 14 |
| Monroe County, NY | 2 | 91 | $161,319 | 79 |
| Suffolk County, NY | 2 | 732 | $302,742 | 6 |
| Collin County, TX | 2 | 59 | $107,288 | 114 |
| Lubbock County, TX | 2 | Under 20 | ||
| Botetourt County, VA | 2 | Under 20 | ||
| Benton County, AR | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Los Angeles County, CA | 1 | 419 | $167,150 | 13 |
| Sussex County, DE | 1 | 34 | $209,706 | 159 |
| Broward County, FL | 1 | 7,488 | $94,295 | 1 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | 1 | 403 | $66,593 | 15 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | 1 | 2,734 | $112,029 | 2 |
| Orange County, FL | 1 | 684 | $63,690 | 8 |
| Pinellas County, FL | 1 | 256 | $118,039 | 22 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| St. Lucie County, FL | 1 | 1,085 | $60,707 | 3 |
| Volusia County, FL | 1 | 144 | $56,986 | 50 |
| DeKalb County, GA | 1 | 83 | $70,952 | 88 |
| Fulton County, GA | 1 | 200 | $231,145 | 27 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | 1 | 104 | $81,779 | 72 |
| Sangamon County, IL | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Middlesex County, MA | 1 | 269 | $463,840 | 19 |
| Nantucket County, MA | 1 | 21 | $207,333 | 220 |
| Plymouth County, MA | 1 | 92 | $370,891 | 78 |
| Berrien County, MI | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Ingham County, MI | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Oakland County, MI | 1 | 128 | $429,688 | 56 |
| Wayne County, MI | 1 | 77 | $171,377 | 93 |
| Wake County, NC | 1 | 108 | $95,759 | 68 |
| Coos County, NH | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Atlantic County, NJ | 1 | 87 | $188,586 | 84 |
| Hudson County, NJ | 1 | 184 | $182,908 | 33 |
| Monmouth County, NJ | 1 | 339 | $412,782 | 17 |
| Ocean County, NJ | 1 | 196 | $204,505 | 28 |
| Somerset County, NJ | 1 | 90 | $313,522 | 81 |
| Erie County, NY | 1 | 97 | $269,320 | 76 |
| Orange County, NY | 1 | 83 | $86,904 | 89 |
| Queens County, NY | 1 | 572 | $96,941 | 9 |
| Delaware County, OH | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Stark County, OH | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Berks County, PA | 1 | 23 | $105,391 | 210 |
| Montgomery County, PA | 1 | 183 | $555,022 | 36 |
| Beaufort County, SC | 1 | 35 | $121,200 | 158 |
| Charleston County, SC | 1 | 59 | $152,915 | 113 |
| Knox County, TN | 1 | 30 | $42,200 | 175 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | 1 | 34 | $91,088 | 162 |
| Fairfax County, VA | 1 | 139 | $263,281 | 53 |
| King County, WA | 1 | 91 | $308,846 | 80 |
Across all 228 named origin counties, 35,121 households moved to Palm Beach County in 2022 to 2023 with an average income of $186,305. A household is one tax return; income is adjusted gross income. The IRS figures cover everyone who moved to Palm Beach County, not Alton owners. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration. Explore Palm Beach County migration.
Counties are assigned to 191 U.S. addresses: 177 matched by street address and 14 estimated from a ZIP code that falls in one county; 38 could not be assigned. Palm Beach County here means a different local address. These are where current owners receive tax mail, not where they live or where buyers come from. Palm Beach County tax records exported September 5, 2026; analysis prepared October 12, 2026.
Contract timing
When buyers sign
Contracts grouped by purchase contract date. 2020 and the partial current year are left out.
Buyers' financing
How buyers paid in the past year
Share of sales with reported financing. Other is not the same as a mortgage.
Pricing
How close sales land to asking
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