Palm Beach County · Palm Beach Island
Know your area. Understand your street.
Source: Beaches MLS as of November 4, 2026
Across the 4 areas on this page, 102 homes sold from November 5, 2025 through November 4, 2026. The combined median sold price was $12.5M, and the median price per square foot was $3,196. 60 homes are for sale, about 7.1 months of supply at the recent pace.
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Market overview
Palm Beach Island, side by side
- The middle area has 8.9 months of supply.
- The North End and Midtown & In-Town account for 81 of the 102 sales (79.4%).
- Median price per square foot runs from $2,975 at The North End to $3,974 at The Estate Section.
| Area | City | Sales past year | Median price | Median $/sq ft | For sale | Share for sale | Months of supply | 1-year $/sq ft | 5-year | 10-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Estate Section Parcel map | Palm Beach | 18 | $25.82M | $3,974 | 17 | 4.0% of 422 | 11.3 | +15.0% | +83.4% | +203.0% |
| Midtown & In-Town Parcel map | Palm Beach | 34 | $11.69M | $3,326 | 14 | 2.0% of 690 | 4.9 | +12.6% | +113.8% | +229.6% |
| The North End Parcel map | Palm Beach | 47 | $11.58M | $2,975 | 25 | 2.3% of 1,089 | 6.4 | +1.8% | +51.2% | +168.9% |
| The South End Parcel map | Palm Beach | 3 | $14.43M | $3,343 | 4 | 5.1% of 78 | 16.0 | Limited sales | +148.7% | Limited sales |
| Middle area | Across 4 | 26 | $13.06M | $3,335 | 16 | 3.2% | 8.9 | +12.6% | +98.6% | +203.0% |
Past year runs November 5, 2025 through November 4, 2026. Share for sale is homes for sale divided by residential properties. The 1-, 5- and 10-year columns compare price per square foot for January 1 through the same date each year. Each figure appears only when that area meets its own 1% sales minimum; the middle row is the middle value among the areas that qualify. How these figures are built.
Buyer financing
How buyers paid, area by area
| Area | Cash | Other financing | Cash share | Not reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Estate Section | 16 | 2 | 89% | 0 |
| Midtown & In-Town | 29 | 5 | 85% | 0 |
| The North End | 43 | 4 | 91% | 0 |
| The South End | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0 |
Sales in the past year with reported financing. Other financing includes mortgages and other arrangements.
The right comparison
The area sets the stage. The street sets the competition.
- 01 / Community
Start with the area
See the broad selling environment across the full area before narrowing the view.
- 02 / Street
Go local
Separate broad momentum from the homes that buyers will actually compare with yours.
- 03 / Evidence
Respect the differences
Lot, renovation, location and floor plan still require informed human judgment.
- 04 / Position
Make it personal
Move from public market context to a private review of your property’s real peer group.
What owners can follow
Four signals. One clearer seller conversation.
- Competition
Homes for sale
What is newly listed, still available or competing for attention inside the area.
- Evidence
Notable closings
Which recent sales help explain current buyer behavior.
- Direction
Pricing movement
How the market is changing, without collapsing every property into one automated score.
- Timing
Market time
How long comparable homes are taking to find the right buyer.
Owner mailing footprint · Palm Beach Island
Where owners across all 4 areas receive their tax bills
684 of 2,276 parcels (30.1%) have a tax-bill mailing address somewhere other than the property: 643 in the U.S. and 41 outside it. A starting point for listing outreach, alongside recent sales and other market evidence.
Leading mailing counties
| County | Parcels |
|---|---|
| Palm Beach County, FL | 249 |
| New York County, NY | 61 |
| Fairfield County, CT | 35 |
| Westchester County, NY | 16 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | 15 |
| Montgomery County, PA | 14 |
| Cook County, IL | 10 |
Top mailing states
| State | Parcels |
|---|---|
| Florida | 288 |
| New York | 103 |
| Connecticut | 38 |
| Massachusetts | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | 27 |
Covers all 4 areas David reports on, including those not yet on this new site. Linked counties open a tax parcel map of homes valued over $3 million, $5 million and $10 million. These are where current owners receive tax mail, not where they live or where buyers come from. Analysis prepared October 12, 2026.
Palm Beach briefings
Read online or take the report with you
Three concise guides to the place, the current buying market, and the decisions facing Palm Beach homeowners.
Latest market intelligence
The Island’s Four MLS Areas
A candid reading of the North End, Midtown & In-Town, the Estate Section, and South End—including the evidence against the thesis.
The record shows a genuine 2023–2024 correction, followed by a return to near the 2022 peak. It also shows a selective market: nearly half of concluded listing attempts since 2024 did not produce a sale.
Read the reportFor buyers
Buy the property, not the island average
The island has repriced. Individual properties still negotiate. Understand the tiers, the areas, the public inventory, and the quiet market before deciding where to act.
Read the buyer’s briefing ↗For owners
A strong market still discriminates
Exceptional demand does not mean every listing succeeds. Pricing, presentation, timing, privacy, and the first comparable set determine the result.
Read the owner’s briefing ↗Related market reports
Put this market in context
Your home is more specific than a market average
Start with your area. Finish with your real position.
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