The Palm Beaches & Fort Lauderdale
Polished, walkable, and lively — with beaches and a big-city pulse.
Life here
From Palm Beach through Boca Raton to Fort Lauderdale, this stretch trades quiet for polish: dining scenes, arts, nightlife, and beaches that stay busy year-round. Downtowns like West Palm and Las Olas are genuinely walkable.
It's beautiful and convenient — two international airports, world-class healthcare, and the Brightline train connecting it all. You pay for that energy and location, and traffic is a real part of daily life.
For many of our Northeast families it's a wonderful place to visit and a splurge to live — which is exactly why we lay out the honest trade-offs below.
Generally pricier than the Treasure Coast, with a wide range from condos to waterfront estates.
People who want a livelier, more walkable coastal city and don't mind paying for it.
What could you save moving to Florida?
No state income tax and lower property taxes apply across Florida — here's an honest estimate for your move.
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Estimates based on published state and county averages — not tax advice. Your exact figures depend on your home, county, income, and exemptions. Maria will prepare your personalized analysis.
Property-tax rates: WalletHub (2026, on 2024 Census median home value) & Ownwell (St. Lucie County). Retirement-income treatment: state revenue departments. Florida homestead exemption modeled at $50K.
Why many of our Northeast families choose the Treasure Coast instead
The Palm Beaches & Fort Lauderdaleis a genuinely great place — this isn't a knock on it. But if value, calm, and 55+ community living are high on your list, here's why so many people who start their search elsewhere end up just up the coast with us:
- ✓Your dollar stretches noticeably further — the Treasure Coast median runs roughly half of Palm Beach County's.
- ✓A calmer daily pace and far less traffic, while still an easy drive down for a night out.
- ✓A deeper bench of dedicated 55+ communities built for exactly this stage of life.