Palm Beach County · Referral to a licensed local agent
Boca Raton and Palm Beach real estate: find a licensed local agent, with help in Russian
Boca Raton homes sold for a median $774,631 in the three months ending September 2026, up 8.3% on a year earlier, and in the small Town of Palm Beach the median was $2,685,721 (Redfin). To buy or sell anywhere in Palm Beach County, you want a licensed Florida agent who works mainly there. Zoya Solovyeva can find and check one for you, introduce you once you agree, and stay in touch in English or Russian.
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At a glance
Palm Beach County in six facts
Palm Beach County runs along Florida’s Atlantic coast. From south to north, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and West Palm Beach sit along the coast, and the Town of Palm Beach lies across the water east of West Palm Beach. Port St. Lucie, farther north, is in St. Lucie County. Every figure below names its source and month.
Facts checked November 8, 2026.
- County population
- 1,575,726Palm Beach County, estimate for July 1, 2025. St. Lucie County, home of Port St. Lucie: 402,449.U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 estimates
- Median sale price, Boca Raton
- $774,631Three months ending September 2026, all home types, up 8.3% on a year earlier. The median home took 78 days to sell.Redfin, Boca Raton housing market
- Median sale price, Town of Palm Beach
- $2,685,721Same three months. A small market: 75 homes sold in September, so a few sales move this figure a lot.Redfin, Palm Beach housing market
- Drive to downtown Orlando, no traffic
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- From Port St. Lucie, 126.1 mi 2 h 21 min
- From West Palm Beach, 170.1 mi 3 h 12 min
- From Palm Beach, 170.9 mi 3 h 13 min
- From Boca Raton, 193.8 mi 3 h 40 min
- City tax rates, proposed for 2026
- 2.6110 and 3.6476 millsThe Town of Palm Beach and Boca Raton operating rates, both unchanged from 2025. County, school and district levies are added on top.Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, July 2026
- Main airport
- President Donald J. Trump InternationalThe former Palm Beach International Airport, renamed in July 2026 and run by the Palm Beach County Department of Airports.Airport website, November 2026
Six places
Where to look in Palm Beach County and nearby
Five of these places are in Palm Beach County. Port St. Lucie is in St. Lucie County, farther north. Prices, tax rates and drive times change a lot from one to the next.
The table puts Redfin’s medians for all home types side by side, from the highest price to the lowest.
| Place | Median sale price | Median days to sell |
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| Palm Beach | $2,685,721 | 140 |
| Boca Raton | $774,631 | 78 |
| Delray Beach | $474,774 | 74 |
| West Palm Beach | $443,539 | 90 |
| Port St. Lucie | $404,807 | 86 |
| Boynton Beach | $337,315 | 79 |
Source: Redfin housing market pages for Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, West Palm Beach, Port St. Lucie and Boynton Beach, read November 8, 2026. Redfin does not say whether each name follows city limits or the mailing city.
Farther south, Miami and Fort Lauderdale have their own page: find an agent in Miami and South Florida.
Palm Beach County
Boca Raton
Boca Raton is the southernmost of these places; its city limits reach the south edge of Palm Beach County. It had 101,582 residents in July 2025, up 4.3% on the 2020 count, on 29.18 square miles of land.
- Median sale price $774,631, or $449 per square foot, up 8.3% on a year earlier
- Median 78 days on market; homes sold for 94.7% of list price, and 501 sold in September
- City operating rate 3.6476 mills proposed for 2026, unchanged, plus 0.0163 for debt service
- Boca Raton Airport (BCT), a general aviation airport run by the Boca Raton Airport Authority; Brightline has a station in the city
- About 3 h 40 min to downtown Orlando with no traffic
Sources: Census Vintage 2025, Redfin, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, bocaairport.com, OpenStreetMap, read November 2026.
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach, the town
The Town of Palm Beach is a narrow strip of land east of West Palm Beach, across the water. Inside its limits are 3.80 square miles of land and 4.01 of water (Census 2020), and 9,423 residents (July 2025). It is officially a town, the only one of the six that is not a city.
- Median sale price $2,685,721 in the three months ending September 2026, from a small number of sales (75 in September)
- Median 140 days on market; homes sold for 91.7% of list price
- Town operating rate 2.6110 mills proposed for 2026, unchanged and the lowest of the five Palm Beach County places here
- Strict limits on short term rentals: see the rental check below
- About 3 h 13 min to downtown Orlando with no traffic
Sources: Census 2020 land and water area, Census Vintage 2025, Redfin, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, read November 2026.
Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach is on the mainland, across the water from the Town of Palm Beach, at the north end of the coastal cities on this page. With 127,189 residents in July 2025, up 8.3% on 2020, it is the largest of the five Palm Beach County places here, on 53.82 square miles of land.
- Median sale price $443,539, up 3.1% on a year earlier; $326 per square foot
- Median 90 days on market; 459 homes sold in September
- City operating rate 8.1308 mills proposed for 2026, unchanged, plus 0.0533 for debt service and 2.0000 more inside the downtown development district
- Brightline and Tri-Rail stations; Amtrak shares the Tri-Rail one
- About 3 h 12 min to downtown Orlando with no traffic
Sources: Census Vintage 2025, Redfin, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, OpenStreetMap, OSRM, read November 2026.
Palm Beach County
Delray Beach
Delray Beach lies on the coast between Boca Raton and Boynton Beach. It had 69,809 residents in July 2025, on 15.91 square miles of land, the smallest land area of the five cities here.
- Median sale price $474,774, up 10.4% on a year earlier, the biggest rise of the five cities
- Median 74 days on market, the shortest of the six; Redfin rates the market Somewhat Competitive
- City operating rate 6.4371 mills proposed for 2026, up from 6.1611, plus 0.0289 for debt service and 1.0000 more inside the downtown development district
- About 3 h 29 min to downtown Orlando with no traffic
Sources: Census Vintage 2025, Redfin, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, OSRM, read November 2026.
Palm Beach County
Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach comes next on the coast north of Delray Beach, before West Palm Beach. It had 82,396 residents in July 2025, on 16.15 square miles of land.
- Median sale price $337,315, the lowest of the six, up 0.5% on a year earlier; $235 per square foot
- Median 79 days on market; homes sold for 95.4% of list price
- City operating rate 7.7500 mills proposed for 2026, unchanged
- A Tri-Rail station named for the city
- About 3 h 23 min to downtown Orlando with no traffic
Sources: Census Vintage 2025, Redfin, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, OpenStreetMap, OSRM, read November 2026.
St. Lucie County
Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie is not in Palm Beach County. It is in St. Lucie County, farther north, and it is the largest and fastest growing of the six: 268,062 residents in July 2025, up 30.9% on the 2020 count, on 119.22 square miles of land.
- Median sale price $404,807, down 1.3% on a year earlier; $219 per square foot
- 1,247 homes sold in September, more than in any other place here, at 97.7% of list price
- City rate 4.8750 mills, tentative, for fiscal year 2026 to 2027 (operating and voter approved debt together), down from 4.9750
- Property records: the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser
- About 2 h 21 min to downtown Orlando with no traffic, the closest of the six
Sources: Census Vintage 2025, Redfin, WQCS, July 27, 2026, OSRM, read November 2026.
Property tax
Tax rates by city, and the homestead exemption
Florida counts property tax in mills: one mill is $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value. A bill adds the city’s rate to the county, school and district levies for that parcel.
| West Palm Beach | 8.1308operating, proposed for 2026 |
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| Boynton Beach | 7.7500operating, proposed for 2026 |
| Delray Beach | 6.4371operating, proposed for 2026, up from 6.1611 |
| Port St. Lucie | 4.8750operating and debt, tentative for 2026 to 2027 |
| Boca Raton | 3.6476operating, proposed for 2026 |
| Palm Beach (town) | 2.6110operating, proposed for 2026 |
Sources: Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, 2026 Proposed, Rollback, 2025 Final Millage Rates, revised July 29, 2026; WQCS report on Port St. Lucie, July 27, 2026.
| County operating | 4.5000proposed for 2026 |
|---|---|
| County debt service | 0.0210proposed for 2026 |
| School Board, state levy | 3.0390proposed for 2026 |
| School Board, local levy | 3.2480proposed for 2026 |
| Health Care District | 0.6561proposed for 2026 |
| Children’s Services Council | 0.4908proposed for 2026 |
Source: Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, July 29, 2026. Small water management and inland navigation levies come on top. St. Lucie County, school and district rates were not collected for this page.
These are the proposed rates published in July 2026, and the final rates can differ. Some levies, such as county fire rescue, the library district and the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, apply only to some parcels, so do not add the rows together. For a real figure, look up the address with the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser or, for Port St. Lucie, the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser.
Homestead exemption. If you hold title on January 1 and the home is your permanent residence, apply to the county property appraiser by March 1. The exemption takes $25,000 off the assessed value for every levy, and a second amount off the value between $50,000 and $75,000 for levies other than schools, adjusted for inflation. A condo you live in qualifies. From the second year, the Save Our Homes cap holds the yearly rise in assessed value to 3% or the change in the consumer price index, whichever is lower. Check whether the November 3, 2026 ballot changed any of this before you rely on it.
Sources: Florida Constitution, Art. VII, s. 6; the 2026 Florida Statutes, sections 196.011, 196.031 and 193.155. Read November 2026.
Before you buy
Four things to check in Palm Beach County
Each one depends on the exact address, so look before you make an offer, not after.
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The flood zone and insurance quotes
Look up the exact address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center, then ask several insurers for quotes before you make an offer. Citizens Property Insurance, the insurer the State of Florida created, is one name you will hear.
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Two reports for any condo building
Florida requires a milestone inspection of condo buildings three habitable stories or taller by the end of the year the building turns 30, then every 10 years, and the local building agency may require it at 25 years because of local conditions such as nearness to salt water (Fla. Stat. 553.899). The association also needs a structural integrity reserve study at least every 10 years (Fla. Stat. 718.112). A resale buyer is entitled to the milestone summary and the latest study (Fla. Stat. 718.503), so ask for both before you sign.
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Rental plans, before you sign
The Town of Palm Beach says short term rentals, Airbnb included, are not allowed: its code treats a home as lived in only for stays of three months or more, with up to three shorter stays a year (Sec. 134-886, as the town’s FAQ sums it up). Boca Raton’s rules could not be confirmed for this page; the city sells a zoning letter that confirms a property’s zoning and permitted uses. Any vacation rental also needs a state license from the Florida DBPR. Check the exact parcel and the association rules.
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The school district for the address
Palm Beach County addresses are served by the School District of Palm Beach County, which has a Find My School tool. Port St. Lucie addresses are served by St. Lucie Public Schools, which publishes district boundary maps. The assigned school depends on the exact address, so check with the district.
For the tax side, see tax rates by city above. The steps every Florida purchase shares are in How to buy a home in Florida, and what buyers pay at the end is in buyer closing costs.
How it works
How the introduction works
In Palm Beach County and Port St. Lucie, a licensed agent who works there handles the purchase or sale. Zoya finds and checks that agent with you.
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Tell me your plans.
Call, WhatsApp or use the form, in English or Russian: which of the six places, a house or a condo, buying or selling, and your timing.
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I look for the agent.
I check the license with the State of Florida, the agent’s recent work in the town you chose and client reviews, and I talk with the agent first. If you want to work in Russian, I look for an agent who speaks it and tell you before the introduction if I cannot find one.
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You decide.
I give you the agent’s name and brokerage. Your details go to that agent only after you say yes, and you can ask for someone else.
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I stay in touch.
The agent handles showings, offers and the closing; I check in and answer general questions in English or Russian.
Who does what
Zoya and the local agent
| Zoya | Local agent |
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| Listens to your plans in English or Russian | Shows homes in the town you chose or markets your home |
| Checks and chooses a licensed agent | Advises on price and negotiates |
| Introduces you after you agree | Prepares the contract and works with the closing |
| Stays in touch while you search or sell | Represents you under a written agreement with you |
Palm Beach County or Orlando
Weighing the Orlando side too?
Port St. Lucie is about 2 hours 21 minutes from downtown Orlando without traffic, and Boca Raton about 3 hours 40 minutes. Real trips take longer.
Olympus Executive Realty · (609) 408-7086
Redfin’s September 2026 figures put the median sale price in Orlando at $405,033, with a median 61 days to sell. On Orlando’s southeast side, in the ZIP 32827 area that takes in the center of Lake Nona, half the homes were built in 2012 or later (Census, 2020 to 2024 estimates), and Orlando International Airport (MCO) is 18 minutes from Lake Nona without traffic. Zoya works with buyers and sellers in Central Florida herself, so if the Orlando side suits you, she can help you there directly.
Sources: Redfin, Orlando housing market; Census table B25035, ZIP 32827; OSRM routing to MCO; read October and November 2026.
Questions
Buying and selling in Palm Beach County: questions and answers
What does a home cost in Boca Raton and Palm Beach?
In Boca Raton the median sale price was $774,631 in the three months ending September 2026, up 8.3% on a year earlier, or $449 per square foot (Redfin, all home types). In the Town of Palm Beach it was $2,685,721, but only 75 homes sold there in September, so a few sales move that figure a lot. Nearby, Delray Beach was $474,774 and West Palm Beach $443,539.
How long does it take to sell a home in Palm Beach County?
In the three months ending September 2026, the median home took 74 days to sell in Delray Beach, 78 in Boca Raton, 79 in Boynton Beach, 90 in West Palm Beach and 140 in the Town of Palm Beach (Redfin). Across those five, homes sold for 91.7% to 95.4% of their list price.
How much are property taxes in Boca Raton and Palm Beach?
It depends on the home’s taxable value, your exemptions and every levy at that address. The proposed 2026 city rates are 3.6476 mills in Boca Raton and 2.6110 in the Town of Palm Beach, about $3.65 and $2.61 for every $1,000 of taxable value, and Palm Beach County proposes 4.5000 mills of its own, with school and district levies on top. The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser shows the estimate for each parcel. If the home will be your permanent residence, apply for the homestead exemption by March 1.
Can I buy in Palm Beach and rent the home out short term?
Check before you buy. The Town of Palm Beach says short term rentals are not allowed there, and its code counts a stay under three months as short term, apart from up to three such stays a year. Boca Raton’s rules could not be confirmed for this page. Any vacation rental in Florida also needs a state license, and condo and HOA rules can add limits, so check the exact parcel and the association rules.
What should I check before buying a condo in Palm Beach County?
Ask for the building’s milestone inspection summary and its latest structural integrity reserve study; Florida law gives resale buyers a right to both. Check the flood zone for the exact address with FEMA, and get insurance quotes before you make an offer.
Are you a Palm Beach County agent, and what does the introduction cost?
No, I am not. I am licensed in Florida and work in Central Florida with Olympus Executive Realty; in Palm Beach County and Port St. Lucie a licensed local agent handles your purchase or sale. There is no separate charge to you: if that agent’s brokerage pays a referral fee, it pays my brokerage out of its commission. You agree the terms of service with the local agent, in writing.
Talk to Zoya
Buying or selling in Palm Beach County?
Tell Zoya where you are looking, from Boca Raton to Port St. Lucie, whether it is a house or a condo, and when. She answers in English or Russian, and nothing is shared until you agree to an agent by name.
- Call(609) 408-7086Olympus Executive Realty
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- WhatsAppMessage ZoyaOlympus Executive Realty
- Emailrealtor@zoyasells.comOlympus Executive Realty, 16903 Lakeside Drive, Montverde, FL 34756
About this page.
Zoya Solovyeva is a Florida licensed real estate sales associate with Olympus Executive Realty, 16903 Lakeside Drive[CONFIRM: , Suite 6], Montverde, FL 34756. She works with clients in Orlando and Central Florida. She has no office in Palm Beach County or Port St. Lucie and does not show homes or write offers there herself. For Palm Beach County or Port St. Lucie, she refers you to a licensed Florida agent who works mainly in that area, and she shares your details with that agent only after you agree. If she cannot find a suitable agent, she tells you and shares your details with no one. The partner agent works for a different brokerage, which supervises that agent’s work. If the partner agent’s brokerage pays a referral fee, it is paid to Olympus Executive Realty out of that brokerage’s commission, and Zoya may receive a share from Olympus Executive Realty. It is not a separate charge to you.
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Facts checked November 8, 2026. Sources are linked beside each figure: the U.S. Census Bureau, Redfin, OSRM routing, OpenStreetMap, the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, WQCS, the Florida Constitution and Statutes, FEMA, the airport operators, the Town of Palm Beach, the City of Boca Raton and the two school districts.