David AbernathyPalm Beach County market intelligence

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.
AreaCitySales past yearMedian priceMedian $/sq ftFor saleShare for saleMonths of supply1-year $/sq ft5-year10-year
The Estate Section
Parcel map
Palm Beach18$25.82M$3,974174.0%
of 422
11.3+15.0%+83.4%+203.0%
Midtown & In-Town
Parcel map
Palm Beach34$11.69M$3,326142.0%
of 690
4.9+12.6%+113.8%+229.6%
The North End
Parcel map
Palm Beach47$11.58M$2,975252.3%
of 1,089
6.4+1.8%+51.2%+168.9%
The South End
Parcel map
Palm Beach3$14.43M$3,34345.1%
of 78
16.0Limited sales+148.7%Limited sales
Middle areaAcross 426$13.06M$3,335163.2%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

AreaCashOther financingCash shareNot reported
The Estate Section16289%0
Midtown & In-Town29585%0
The North End43491%0
The South End2167%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.

  1. 01 / Community

    Start with the area

    See the broad selling environment across the full area before narrowing the view.

  2. 02 / Street

    Go local

    Separate broad momentum from the homes that buyers will actually compare with yours.

  3. 03 / Evidence

    Respect the differences

    Lot, renovation, location and floor plan still require informed human judgment.

  4. 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.

  1. Competition

    Homes for sale

    What is newly listed, still available or competing for attention inside the area.

  2. Evidence

    Notable closings

    Which recent sales help explain current buyer behavior.

  3. Direction

    Pricing movement

    How the market is changing, without collapsing every property into one automated score.

  4. 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

CountyParcels
Palm Beach County, FL249
New York County, NY61
Fairfield County, CT35
Westchester County, NY16
Miami-Dade County, FL15
Montgomery County, PA14
Cook County, IL10

Top mailing states

StateParcels
Florida288
New York103
Connecticut38
Massachusetts27
Pennsylvania27

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.

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For 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.

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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.

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The private layer

Some of the market never becomes public inventory

The public record is indispensable, but incomplete. Significant properties may trade privately, circulate within a small network, or be valued primarily for land and frontage rather than the house on the tax roll.

Understand the private market

Your home is more specific than a market average

Start with your area. Finish with your real position.

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