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For most people who can afford it, yes. Palm Beach Gardens grades B overall, 115th of 634 graded towns in Florida. It is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $107K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $696K for a typical one and 9.1 times the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. 43% of the land in Palm Beach Gardens is conserved, where Florida’s towns sit at 3% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area, 12,898 acres with 29.2 miles of trail. On the outdoors, just 19 of Florida’s 779 towns do better.
Where Palm Beach Gardens beats most towns.
48,452 counted in 2010 and 59,182 in 2020; an estimated 63,883 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 8% since 2020, after 22.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Palm Beach Gardens is from typical.
Its grades run from A for health (better than 89% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1 in 1960, 59,182 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1945 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Palm Beach Gardens. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi LakeLake Okeechobee
12 mi MuseumFlagler Museum13 mi Zoo & aquariumLion Country Safari
33 mi Stadium & arenaFAU Stadium
12 mi MuseumNorton Museum of Art
29 mi MuseumMorikami Museum and Japanese GardensLake Okeechobee: NASA, Public domain · Flagler Museum: Roger Wollstadt from Sarasota, Florida, CC BY-SA 2.0 · FAU Stadium: Jerseydem, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norton Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Fragments at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Palm Beach Gardens, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Palm Beach Gardens.
Palm Beach Gardens draws workers from West Palm Beach and beyond, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Florida and fares better on crime within Florida than nationally.
At 9.1 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $696K) costs more against local pay than in 93% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Home values rose 35% in five years, to about $696K, against 19% across Florida.
Palm Beach Gardens’ midpoint rent is $2,417 a month. Values rose 4.4% in the 12 months to September 2026. On the market in the town: a median 80 days to sell.
| Palm Beach Gardens | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,417 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Below: Three of its 20 schools, each with why it was picked. The Palm Beach school district runs its public schools. The 6 public schools in Palm Beach Gardens teach 4,519 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson B. Duncan Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,042 | B+ |
| Palm Beach Gardens High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,407 | C− |
| Marsh Pointe ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 820 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Its 16,537 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Florida towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #14 of 638 in Florida.
In 20 parks and preserves, walkers have 123 miles of trail. Palm Beach Gardens’ trail density comes in at 2.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area | 29.2 mi | 12,898 |
| 2. Avenir Conservation Easement | 3.3 mi | 2,122 |
| 3. The Gardens North County District Park | 1.9 mi | 83 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
37,776 jobs are based in Palm Beach Gardens, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 27,151 in 2013 to 37,776.
The top destinations are West Palm Beach (13%), Jupiter (8%) and Riviera Beach (4%). Commuting out is the norm in Palm Beach Gardens: 17% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in Palm Beach Gardens grew to 37,776 in 2023, 10,625 more than in 2013. 20% of Palm Beach Gardens workers do their job from home, against 14% in Florida’s towns and 11% across U.S. towns.
| Palm Beach Gardens | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 8.3% of its 50,520 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide.
8.8% of Palm Beach Gardens adults smoke cigarettes. Against the Florida average, Palm Beach Gardens comes out ahead on 20 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 2. In Palm Beach Gardens, 13% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 16% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Palm Beach Gardens | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Palm Beach Gardens | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.3% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.2% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 55.2°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91°. The Stuart weather station, 24 miles away, records that about 81 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 94% of Florida places with climate records.
It almost never snows. In Palm Beach Gardens, the January low is 55°F.
| Palm Beach Gardens | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 55°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
171 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 10 properties have flooded more than once.
Federal aid has come to Palm Beach Gardens households in 13 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 171 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. Expected losses in Palm Beach Gardens break down as 59% from hurricanes and 34% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 18.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 62% of Florida’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,153 to 778 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
For Palm Beach Gardens, the property offense rate is 11.4 per 1,000 residents. Palm Beach Gardens’ violent offense rate stands at 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Palm Beach Gardens | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.4 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
4 within 15 miles of the center of Palm Beach Gardens
About 3 of every 100 Palm Beach Gardens residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
43.3% of the town is conserved land, across 20 parks and preserves.
9 notable people were born in Palm Beach Gardens.
9 towns share a border with Palm Beach Gardens.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach Gardens | #115 | B | D− | B− | B+ | A |
| Cabana Colony | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| North Palm Beach | #25 | A− | D− | A− | B+ | A |
| Juno Ridge | — | — | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Lake Park | #521 | D | D | D− | B+ | B− |
| West Palm Beach | #455 | C− | D− | D | B+ | B− |
| The Acreage | #252 | C+ | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Jupiter Farms | #131 | B− | D− | — | B+ | A |
Cabana Colony and Juno Ridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cabana Colony, Juno Ridge, The Acreage and Jupiter Farms report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Palm Beach Gardens with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Palm Beach Gardens grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #115 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health, B− for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
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−.
9 notable people were born here, including Matthew Mercer and Jillian Bach.
