WatergateFL
A town of 3,782.
Is Watergate a good place to live?
Watergate earns a C−, 500th among Florida's 634 graded towns, mostly because of health. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 80% of the country. What it does well: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 70% of U.S. towns. Watergate’s January low is 57°F, against 51°F in Florida’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Watergate's schools outperform 68% of the state's.
Watergate has grown 18% from 2010 to 2020
2,942 counted in 2010 and 3,459 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Watergate grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Watergate is from typical.
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Hard Rock Stadium and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Watergate. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
39 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
10 mi Stadium & arenaChase StadiumPhoto credits
Hard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Amerant Bank Arena: Yanjipy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Chase Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Watergate: who provides what
Watergate 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 Watergate.
Watergate has homes that are cheap against local pay, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Boca Raton and beyond.
For health, Watergate earns a C−
Among adults in Watergate, 15% binge drink. Against the Florida average, Watergate comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 18. 20% of adults in Watergate report frequent mental distress; 19% smoke cigarettes.
| Watergate | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Watergate | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.8% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 32.8% | 36.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 27% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Few of Watergate’s working residents work in town
Watergate has 115 jobs for its 1,373 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Commuting out is the norm in Watergate: 1% of working residents work locally. The town had 115 jobs in 2023, up 25 from 2013. Also worth knowing: just over a fifth of Watergate residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Boca Raton (12%), Fort Lauderdale (7%) and Deerfield Beach (6%).
| Watergate | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Watergate faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Watergate, 47% come from hurricanes and 42% from inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 78% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 10 claims locally since 1994.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Watergate
January nights average 56.8°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.1°.
Watergate’s typical July afternoon high is 91°F. Snowfall is close to zero.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Watergate sell for about $620K
At 2.9 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 90% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
The typical rent for Watergate comes to $2,076 a month. The share of households in Watergate who are owner-occupiers: 61%.
| Watergate | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,076 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Watergate
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Watergate
About 5 of every 100 Watergate residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
99% of working residents leave Watergate for work
Where Watergate’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Watergate
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Watergate, FL a good place to live?
Watergate grades C− overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #500 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Watergate, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $222,000, 41% below 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 C−.