The AcreageFL
Home to 40,843 people, this town lies in Florida.
Is The Acreage a good place to live?
The weak point is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $525K, 6.9 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. With a C+ overall, The Acreage is better than 40% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 252nd of 634 in Florida. Incomes are its strong suit (A−) — the median household earns $109K. Acreage Pines Natural Area, at 121 acres with 2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Its mean commuting time is 38 minutes, above both the Florida town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. The town’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, above both Florida’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4).
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
What makes The Acreage stand out
Where The Acreage beats most towns.
95% of working residents leave The Acreage for work
Where The Acreage’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How The Acreage grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far The Acreage is from typical.
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Lake Okeechobee and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around The Acreage. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi LakeLake Okeechobee5 mi Zoo & aquariumLion Country Safari
15 mi MuseumFlagler Museum
30 mi Stadium & arenaFAU Stadium
15 mi MuseumNorton Museum of Art
25 mi MuseumMorikami Museum and Japanese GardensPhoto credits
Lake 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
Moving to The Acreage: who provides what
The Acreage is unincorporated, so Palm Beach County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 The Acreage.
The Acreage has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to West Palm Beach and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
Protected land: 0.9% of The Acreage
Walkers can cover 46 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves.
| The Acreage | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Acreage Pines Natural Area | 2 mi | 121 |
| 2. Acreage Community Park | 1.3 mi | 48 |
| 3. Citrus Grove Park | 0.5 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Acreage’s schools rank ahead of 68% of Florida districts
Its one school is below. The Palm Beach school district runs its public schools. 569 students attend The Acreage’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acreage Pines Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 569 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most of The Acreage’s workers leave town for work
The Acreage has 5,634 jobs for its 20,870 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 38 minutes, against 28 across Florida.
Commuting out is the norm in The Acreage: 5% of working residents work locally. Jobs in The Acreage grew by 3,429 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 5,634. In The Acreage, 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles.
| The Acreage | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Acreage is healthier than three in four U.S. towns
Against the 7,285 U.S. towns with household incomes like The Acreage’s, it is healthier than 53%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
12% of The Acreage adults have diabetes. Two figures for adults here: 31% have high blood pressure, 17% have been diagnosed with depression.
| The Acreage | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | The Acreage | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.7% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.1% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Acreage: mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 54.7°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.2°. The Loxahatchee Nwr weather station, 19 miles away, records that about 66 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 94% of Florida places with climate records.
In The Acreage, the January low is 55°F. Snow is a rarity.
| The Acreage | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 55°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The Acreage has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
The national flood insurance program has paid 28 claims in The Acreage since 1982. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 65% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 55% come from hurricanes and 36% from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Acreage skews younger than Florida
People 65 and older are 15% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). The share of residents in The Acreage who are under 18: 23%. 27% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 34% across Florida.
| The Acreage | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 31% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.5 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.1 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.6, men 42.1.
| The Acreage | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.6% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A home in The Acreage sells for about $660K at the median
At 6.9 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 82% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $4,525, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Homes sold in The Acreage spent a median 73 days on the market. 93% of households are owner-occupiers here.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about The Acreage
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of The Acreage
About 5 of every 100 The Acreage residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About The Acreage
CDP in Florida, United States
The Acreage is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population of the CDP had 41,654 residents in the 2020 US census.
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- Area
- 41 sq mi
- Area code
- 561
The Acreage’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with The Acreage.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Loxahatchee Groves (B−) is closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Acreage | #252 | C+ | D | — | B+ | B+ |
| Westlake | #59 | B+ | D− | B | B+ | A+ |
| Palm Beach Gardens | #115 | B | D− | B− | B+ | A |
| Loxahatchee Groves | #146 | B− | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Royal Palm Beach | #138 | B− | D | B− | B+ | A− |
The Acreage and Loxahatchee Groves report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare The Acreage with a neighbor →
Questions about The Acreage
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is The Acreage, FL a good place to live?
The Acreage grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #252 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is The Acreage, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $525,000, 40% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.