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Lake Belvedere EstatesFL

A town of 2,672.

Is Lake Belvedere Estates a good place to live?

Lake Belvedere Estates grades D overall, 524th of 634 graded towns in Florida. What it does well: its public schools beat 68% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Lake Belvedere Estates’ January low is 56°F, above both the Florida town median (51°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Homes are expensive, about $462K for a typical one and 6 times the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Among 638 Florida towns, just 10 have a lower age of the median resident than Lake Belvedere Estates.

A shrinking town

Lake Belvedere Estates has shrunk 37% from 2010 to 2020

3,334 counted in 2010 and 2,091 in 2020.

3,3342010
2,0912020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Lake Belvedere Estates grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Lake Belvedere Estates is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Amerant Bank Arena and 29 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Belvedere Estates. Close and well known come first.

All 46 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Amerant Bank Arena: Yanjipy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flagler Museum: Roger Wollstadt from Sarasota, Florida, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chase Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · FAU Stadium: Jerseydem, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norton Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Lake Belvedere Estates: who provides what

Lake Belvedere Estates is unincorporated, so Palm Beach County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerFPL14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPalm Beach County Water Utilities1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPalm Beach CountyPalm Beach County provides services here
SchoolsPalm Beach County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections herePalm Beach Supervisor of ElectionsPalm Beach County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Mar 2024
ZIP code3341333413 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Lake Belvedere Estates.

Lake Belvedere Estates has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to West Palm Beach and beyond.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

For most of its workers, the job is outside Lake Belvedere Estates

Lake Belvedere Estates has 81 jobs for its 965 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.

The average trip to work in Lake Belvedere Estates is 24 minutes. Most working residents leave Lake Belvedere Estates for work: only 1% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 35, to 81. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 14%.

1%work in town
Lake Belvedere EstatesFlorida townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town0.7%5%8%
Average trip to work24 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line14%11%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Lake Belvedere Estates1%
West Palm Beach18%
Palm Springs7%
Palm Beach Gardens4%
Riviera Beach4%
6 mi
median commute distance
81
jobs based in Lake Belvedere Estates
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−

The biggest natural risk in Lake Belvedere Estates is hurricanes, at a high overall level

Expected losses in Lake Belvedere Estates break down as 55% from hurricanes and 36% from inland flooding. Compared with 70% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. One declared disaster, in 2017, has brought federal aid to Lake Belvedere Estates households.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthC

Residents of Lake Belvedere Estates are less healthy than 67% of U.S. towns

Among adults 18 to 64 in Lake Belvedere Estates, 20% have no health insurance. This Florida town does better than the Florida average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 14. 43% of adults in Lake Belvedere Estates sleep under 7 hours; 16% have been diagnosed with depression.

33%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Lake Belvedere EstatesFlorida townsU.S. towns
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)28%15%14%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)20%14%8.1%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)43%37%36%
Depression (CDC PLACES)16%18%23%
31 measures vs. Florida
4 better13 too close to call14 worse
What stands outLake Belvedere EstatesFL
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.5%9.1%
Fewer adults with heart disease5.9%7.5%
More adults facing a utility shut-off15.1%8.6%
Good Samaritan Medical Center
5.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
29th
percentile among FL towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

HousingCost of living grade D−

For cost of living, Lake Belvedere Estates earns a D−

Homes in Lake Belvedere Estates are typically worth about $462,000, up 1.1% in a year, 23% above the Florida typical home. Lake Belvedere Estates’ typical rent stands at $2,105 a month. In Lake Belvedere Estates, 88% of households live in a home they own.

$462KZillow home value
Lake Belvedere EstatesFlorida townsU.S. towns
Median rent$2,105 a month$1,647 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home88%72%73%

Typical home value

Lake Belvedere Estates$462K
Florida$375K
+1.1%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is Lake Belvedere Estates’ year

January nights average 56.1°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.7°. The Loxahatchee Nwr weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 66 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 78% of Florida places with climate records.

Snow is a rarity. Lake Belvedere Estates’ July high comes in at 91°F.

91°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter58–77°
Spring65–84°
Summer74–90°
Fall69–85°
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC−

In Lake Belvedere Estates, 0.4% of the land is conserved

One park or preserve covers 1 acres in Lake Belvedere Estates.

0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 1 of 180 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lake Belvedere Estates Park—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lake Belvedere Estates

16pages on Lake Belvedere Estates
After high school

Colleges nearby

6 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Belvedere Estates

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Lake Belvedere Estates for work

Where Lake Belvedere Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → West Palm Beach West Palm Beach 18% 7% → Palm Springs Palm Springs 7% 4% → Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach Gardens 4% 4% → Riviera Beach Riviera Beach 4% 3% → Royal Palm Beach Royal Palm Beach 3% 3% → Boynton Beach Boynton Beach 3% Lake Belvedere Estates · 1% stay
81jobs based in Lake Belvedere Estates
1%of working residents work in town
6 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lake Belvedere Estates

CDP in Florida, United States

Lake Belvedere Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 2,091 at the 2020 US census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
16 ft
Area code
561

Lake Belvedere Estates’s neighbors

2 towns share a border with Lake Belvedere Estates.

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Royal Palm EstatesHaverhillRoyal Palm EstatesHaverhillLake Belvedere Estates
How the neighbors grade
TownFL rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Lake Belvedere Estates#524DD−—B+C
Royal Palm Estates——C−—B+C
Haverhill——D—B+C

Royal Palm Estates and Haverhill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lake Belvedere Estates, Royal Palm Estates and Haverhill report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lake Belvedere Estates with a neighbor →

Questions about Lake Belvedere Estates

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Lake Belvedere Estates, FL a good place to live?

Lake Belvedere Estates grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #524 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.

Is Lake Belvedere Estates, FL expensive?

Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.