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Palm Beach for buyers
In Palm Beach the median condo cost $300,000 in August 2026, $108,000 less than in Miami-Dade, and 70.1% of homes are owner-occupied.
Sources: MIAMI REALTORS®, August 2026 report (Palm Beach) · U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (2020–2024) · checked Sep 30, 2026
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What does a condo in Palm Beach cost?
A $300,000 median in August 2026, up 5.26% on a year earlier.
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MIAMI REALTORS® reports the median Palm Beach County condo sale price rose from $285,000 to $300,000 between August 2025 and August 2026, and that the median single-family price has risen 189% since 2010, to $650,000. It is the same monthly report we use for Miami-Dade and Broward, so the figures compare on the same yardstick.
Source: MIAMI REALTORS®, August 2026 report (Palm Beach) · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is living there like Miami?
Fewer renters and less Spanish: 70.1% of homes are owner-occupied and 34.2% speak another language at home.
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Census QuickFacts (2020–2024) show owners occupy 70.1% of homes in Palm Beach, against 52.2% in Miami-Dade, and 34.2% of people speak a language other than English at home, against 75.3% in Miami-Dade. Median home value is $447,300 and median gross rent $1,916. It is a county of owners more than renters, with an estimated 1,575,726 people in 2025.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts (2020–2024) · checked Sep 30, 2026
What changes at closing?
The deed stamp tax is 70 cents per $100, as everywhere in Florida outside Miami-Dade.
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The Florida Department of Revenue sets the deed stamp tax at 70 cents per $100 of price in every county except Miami-Dade. Condo law (milestone inspection, reserve study, documents and cancellation windows) is the same statewide, so the condo guides in this section apply equally in Palm Beach.
Source: Florida Department of Revenue, documentary stamp tax · checked Sep 30, 2026
Written by Carolina Suárez Rivas, Florida-licensed real estate agent (SL3336060).