The median home in West Palm Beach, Florida is valued at $391,323, down 4.7% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,247, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 14.5x — below the national average of 18x. West Palm Beach is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$391,323

-4.7%

Rent$2,247/mo

Prices falling — better for buyers.

Affordability

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$78,265 on $391,323

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Out of reach41.7% of income

Need $111,814/yr to afford.

PITI$2,609

P/I41.7%

Afford$262K

Gap-$129K

P&I $1,979Tax $280Ins $350

Renting $362/mo cheaper ($2,247 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + FL ins. 28% per HUD.

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Jupiter Island$9.49M Golden Beach$7.5M Fisher Island$6.39M Lake Buena Vista$6.09M Jupiter Inlet Colony$3.62M Manalapan$3.57M Golf$2.87M Boca Grande$2.63M

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