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Royal Palm EstatesFL

A town of 1,369.

Is Royal Palm Estates a good place to live?

Royal Palm Estates’ best subject grade is a B+ for schools; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. 0.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Royal Palm Estates, where Florida’s towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 29%. Among 639 Florida towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Royal Palm Estates. Royal Palm Estates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A shrinking town

Royal Palm Estates has shrunk 35% from 2010 to 2020

3,025 counted in 2010 and 1,974 in 2020.

3,0252010
1,9742020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Royal Palm Estates grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Royal Palm 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 Royal Palm Estates. Close and well known come first.

All 47 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 Royal Palm Estates: who provides what

Royal Palm 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 Royal Palm Estates.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Royal Palm Estates’ workers commute out

Most working residents leave Royal Palm Estates for work: only 0% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Royal Palm Estates, above both Florida’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Royal Palm Estates has added 38 jobs, to 50 in 2023.

0%work in town
Royal Palm EstatesFlorida townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line17%11%9.6%
Average trip to work29 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$61,000$73,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Royal Palm Estates0%
West Palm Beach16%
Palm Springs6%
Palm Beach Gardens5%
Riviera Beach4%
7 mi
median commute distance
50
jobs based in Royal Palm Estates
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

Royal Palm Estates is less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns

Royal Palm Estates beats the Florida average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 30% of Royal Palm Estates adults worry about having enough food.

27%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Royal Palm EstatesFlorida townsU.S. towns
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)30%15%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)34%25%25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)27%20%19%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%79%79%
31 measures vs. Florida
5 better11 too close to call15 worse
What stands outRoyal Palm EstatesFL
Fewer adults who have had cancer4.9%9.1%
Fewer adults with heart disease5.9%7.5%
More uninsured adults28.7%15.9%
Wellington Regional Medical Center
5.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

High risk in Royal Palm Estates, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Royal Palm Estates, expect mild winters and hot summers

Royal Palm Estates has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Royal Palm Estates’ July high is 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

HousingCost of living grade C−

Royal Palm Estates’ typical home value is about $408K

The typical Royal Palm Estates home is worth about $408,000, up 4.3% in a year, 9% above the Florida typical home. The median rent in Royal Palm Estates is $1,736 a month.

$408KZillow home value
Royal Palm EstatesFlorida townsU.S. towns
Median rent$1,736 a month$1,647 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home70%72%73%

Typical home value

Royal Palm Estates$408K
Florida$375K
+4.3%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Royal Palm Estates

15pages on Royal Palm Estates
After high school

Colleges nearby

6 within 15 miles of the center of Royal Palm Estates

Small town

1,369 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Lake Belvedere EstatesHaverhillLake Belvedere EstatesHaverhillRoyal Palm Estates

About Royal Palm Estates

CDP in Florida, United States

Royal Palm Estates (Fruity Acres) 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 1,974 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
16 ft
Area code
561

Questions about Royal Palm Estates

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Royal Palm Estates, FL expensive?

Yes. That is 5.3 years of the area's median household income ($76,527 across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.