Distinctive Communities Northwood
Distinctive Communities · West Palm Beach
Northwood
Market as of October 25, 2026 · MLS file Northwood MLS.csv · Tax file Northwood Tax.csv
Selling here
What sellers in Northwood should know
Where current owners get their tax bills, timing, buyers' financing and how close sales land to asking, drawn from 22 sales in the past year and every contract since 2015.
Owner mailing
Where Northwood owners receive their tax bills
Of 404 residential parcels, 139 have a tax-bill mailing address somewhere other than the property itself: 137 in the U.S. and 2 outside it.
By state
All 16 states
| State | Parcels |
|---|---|
| Florida | 93 |
| New York | 11 |
| Massachusetts | 9 |
| New Jersey | 5 |
| Connecticut | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
By county, alongside IRS migration to Palm Beach County
15 of the counties where Northwood 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 31 Northwood 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 | 73 | Local owners, different address | ||
| Broward County, FL | 6 | 7,488 | $94,295 | 1 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | 4 | 2,734 | $112,029 | 2 |
| Martin County, FL | 3 | 714 | $118,179 | 7 |
| Middlesex County, MA | 3 | 269 | $463,840 | 19 |
| Suffolk County, MA | 3 | 171 | $595,363 | 40 |
| New York County, NY | 3 | 734 | $578,149 | 5 |
| Fairfield County, CT | 2 | IRS reports Connecticut by planning region | ||
| St. Lucie County, FL | 2 | 1,085 | $60,707 | 3 |
| Lake County, IL | 2 | 108 | $505,139 | 67 |
All 40 counties
| County | Owners | Households moved | Average income | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach County, FL | 73 | Local | ||
| Broward County, FL | 6 | 7,488 | $94,295 | 1 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | 4 | 2,734 | $112,029 | 2 |
| Martin County, FL | 3 | 714 | $118,179 | 7 |
| Middlesex County, MA | 3 | 269 | $463,840 | 19 |
| Suffolk County, MA | 3 | 171 | $595,363 | 40 |
| New York County, NY | 3 | 734 | $578,149 | 5 |
| Fairfield County, CT | 2 | Planning region | ||
| St. Lucie County, FL | 2 | 1,085 | $60,707 | 3 |
| Lake County, IL | 2 | 108 | $505,139 | 67 |
| Hudson County, NJ | 2 | 184 | $182,908 | 33 |
| Morris County, NJ | 2 | 175 | $409,286 | 39 |
| Albany County, NY | 2 | 37 | $219,811 | 149 |
| Kings County, NY | 2 | 542 | $130,125 | 10 |
| Coconino County, AZ | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Los Angeles County, CA | 1 | 419 | $167,150 | 13 |
| Denver County, CO | 1 | 113 | $131,841 | 64 |
| Clay County, FL | 1 | 51 | $63,725 | 123 |
| Duval County, FL | 1 | 267 | $63,790 | 20 |
| Highlands County, FL | 1 | 61 | $55,623 | 111 |
| Marion County, FL | 1 | 100 | $50,250 | 75 |
| Cook County, IL | 1 | 461 | $530,245 | 11 |
| Barnstable County, MA | 1 | 88 | $323,636 | 82 |
| Dukes County, MA | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Essex County, MA | 1 | 156 | $306,897 | 45 |
| Montgomery County, MD | 1 | 223 | $434,363 | 24 |
| Sussex County, NJ | 1 | 24 | $90,042 | 203 |
| Washoe County, NV | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Nassau County, NY | 1 | 959 | $234,625 | 4 |
| Queens County, NY | 1 | 572 | $96,941 | 9 |
| Suffolk County, NY | 1 | 732 | $302,742 | 6 |
| Westchester County, NY | 1 | 457 | $528,260 | 12 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | 1 | 101 | $199,475 | 73 |
| Geauga County, OH | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Hamilton County, OH | 1 | 55 | $274,709 | 118 |
| Multnomah County, OR | 1 | 28 | $102,857 | 181 |
| Berkeley County, SC | 1 | Under 20 | ||
| Bell County, TX | 1 | 22 | $46,909 | 216 |
| Harris County, TX | 1 | 182 | $127,225 | 37 |
| Arlington County, VA | 1 | 66 | $249,091 | 107 |
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 Northwood owners. Source: IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration. Explore Palm Beach County migration.
Counties are assigned to 135 U.S. addresses: 124 matched by street address and 11 estimated from a ZIP code that falls in one county; 2 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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