Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Median home value$437,700
Miami $443,300
Median rent$2,273/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
Miami 46%
Royal Palm Beach
Palm Beach County40,344 residentsPalm Beach
59
C
Suburbgrade score
15th of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
59
Miami median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Royal Palm Beach is like to live in, by category
Bars show Royal Palm Beach against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Within-state proficiency68th pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.3
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 76/100
B
Housing cost index97
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.78%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 30/100
F
Mean commute30.7 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes43%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés27
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks38
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median household income$96,027
Miami $76,527
Unemployment3.5%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations43%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Royal Palm Beach on commute & transport
Royal Palm Beach's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Boca Raton24 mi from Royal Palm BeachB+ 65 C+ Delray Beach19 mi from Royal Palm BeachB− 63 C+ Palm Beach Gardens11 mi from Royal Palm BeachB− 57 C− Jupiter17 mi from Royal Palm BeachC 64 C+ West Palm Beach7 mi from Royal Palm BeachC 54 C− Riviera Beach11 mi from Royal Palm BeachC 52 D+ Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Royal Palm Beach
Is Royal Palm Beach, FL a good place to live?
Royal Palm Beach scores 59 out of 100, 15th of 60 Miami suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Royal Palm Beach expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $437,700, 1% below the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.78%. $2,273/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Royal Palm Beach?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Royal Palm Beach sit at the 68th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.3 student–teacher ratio. Royal Palm Beach is served by Palm Beach. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Royal Palm Beach?
The mean commute is 30.7 min, with 43% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 9.4% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Royal Palm Beach?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 27 restaurants and cafés and 38 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Royal Palm Beach old or new?
The median home in Royal Palm Beach was built in 1990 — newer than the Miami median of 1982. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 80% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.