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Census counts: 1,297 in 1960, 3,564 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1946 on.
Explore the history →Lake Clarke ShoresFL
3,597 people live in this town in Florida.
Population
3,597
2025 Census estimate · +0.8% since 2020
Typical home
$669K
+5.5% in a year
Household income
$157K
median
Median age
48.9
years
Jobs based here
972
A commuter town
TownGrade
B+
#50 of 634 in FL
Is Lake Clarke Shores a good place to live?
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Its strongest is health — CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 84% of the country. With a B+ overall, Lake Clarke Shores is better than 70% of U.S. towns and ranks 50th of 634 in Florida. Incomes are another plus: the median household earns $157K. What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $669K, 8.7 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Lake Clarke Shores's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Lake Clarke Shores's schools rank ahead of 68% of Florida towns. Lake Clarke Shores’ January low is 58°F, above both Florida’s towns (51°F) and U.S. towns (22°F).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · schools, state test and graduation results · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes Lake Clarke Shores stand out
Where Lake Clarke Shores beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Lake Clarke Shores for work
Where Lake Clarke Shores’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
972jobs based in Lake Clarke Shores
2%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Lake Clarke Shores grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Lake Clarke Shores is from typical.
HealthHCA Florida JFK Hospital 3.2 miles awayA−Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workA−Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC−Open →Hazard riskHurricanes top the listCOpen →SchoolsBetter than most of the towns comparedB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 12.2 of 20; 3.2% of households have no car; 0.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 2% conserved landC+Open →HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleDOpen →Civic life2.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Housing market$669K typical home, up 5.5% in a year–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 48.9; 57% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 52 attractions →Amerant Bank Arena and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Clarke Shores. Close and well known come first.
37 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
5 mi MuseumFlagler Museum
32 mi Stadium & arenaChase Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaFAU Stadium
4 mi MuseumNorton Museum of Art16 mi Zoo & aquariumLion Country SafariSources: 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
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Lake Clarke Shores: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Clarke Shores, and how to reach them.
PowerCity of Lake Worth Beach12.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVillage of Palm Springs water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offCentral County Transfer Station, 4 miOpenStreetMap
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.govWho runs elections herePalm Beach Supervisor of ElectionsPalm Beach County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Mar 2024
ZIP code3340633406 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 Clarke Shores.
Lake Clarke Shores has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of Florida, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
HousingCost of living grade C−
Lake Clarke Shores earns a C− for cost of living
At 8.7 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $669K) costs more against local pay than in 92% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Home values rose 40% in five years, to about $669K, against 19% across Florida.
93% of Lake Clarke Shores households own their home. Values rose 5.5% in the 12 months to September 2026.
$669KZillow home value
Typical home value
Lake Clarke Shores$669K
Florida$375K
+5.5%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
HealthA−
Lake Clarke Shores earns an A− for health
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 10.5% of its 2,888 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide. Against the 2,358 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lake Clarke Shores’s, it is less healthy than 69%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
16% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Lake Clarke Shores. In Lake Clarke Shores, 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 14% report frequent mental distress.
84%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Lake Clarke Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 35% |
31 measures vs. Florida
16 better15 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Lake Clarke Shores | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.7% | 8.6% |
HCA Florida JFK Hospital
3.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
84th
percentile among FL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
The median household income in Lake Clarke Shores is higher than in most of Florida or the rest of the country
For Lake Clarke Shores, the average commute is 24 minutes. Employers in Lake Clarke Shores added 107 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 972. The share of residents in Lake Clarke Shores who live below the poverty line: 5.1%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
2%work in town
| Lake Clarke Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $157,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Lake Clarke Shores2%
West Palm Beach20%
Palm Springs9%
Lake Worth Beach4%
Palm Beach4%
8 mi
median commute distance
972
jobs based in Lake Clarke Shores
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Lake Clarke Shores
January nights average 58.3°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.8°. The Loxahatchee Nwr weather station, 13 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.
The peak summer temperature in the town is 90°F. It almost never snows.
90°summer high
| Lake Clarke Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 58°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter60–76°
Spring68–82°
Summer77–89°
Fall72–85°
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
High risk in Lake Clarke Shores, with hurricanes at the top
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Lake Clarke Shores comes to 66 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 59% come from hurricanes and 33% from inland flooding. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2019.
66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland flooding
9
paid flood claims since 1982
8
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC+
Conservation land takes up 1.5% of Lake Clarke Shores
Across 5 parks and preserves: 0.6 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Lake Clarke Shores: 5, covering 10 acres.
1.5%conserved
| Lake Clarke Shores | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 3% | 4.3% |
1.5%
conserved · 10 of 660 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Clarke Shores Town Hall Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 2. Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
| 3. Pine Tree Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lake Clarke Shores
18pages on Lake Clarke Shores
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Clarke Shores
Palm Beach State CollegeCommunity college · Public · Lake Worth2.4 mi$3,050 in-state tuitionSoutheastern College-West Palm BeachUniversity or college · Private for-profit · West Palm Beach4 mi$24,480 tuitionPalm Beach Atlantic UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Palm Beach4.3 mi$40,650 tuition
About 8 of every 100 Lake Clarke Shores residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Lake Clarke Shores
Town in the state of Florida, United States
Lake Clarke Shores is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The town is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The 2020 census recorded a population of 3,564. The town was named after John Newton Clarke, who first filed a homestead claim in the area in 1897. Clarke intended to capitalize on the business of growing pineapples, but his efforts were ultimately unsuccessful. Very few people lived in the area until local attorney Walter Travers created a plan to develop a community around Lake Clarke and purchased 250 acres (100 ha) of land for $10,000 in the late 1940s. The completion of a bridge across the West Palm Beach Canal in 1953 spurred a further growth in …
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- Area code
- 561
Lake Clarke Shores’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Lake Clarke Shores.
Lake Worth BeachWest Palm BeachLake Clarke Shores
How the neighbors grade
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Clarke Shores | #50 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Lake Worth Beach | #566 | D | D | D | B+ | C− |
| West Palm Beach | #455 | C− | D− | D | B+ | B− |
Lake Clarke Shores reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lake Clarke Shores with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake Clarke Shores
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Clarke Shores, FL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lake Clarke Shores grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #50 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Lake Clarke Shores, 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 C−.