Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Median home value$524,800
Miami $443,300
Median rent$1,710/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Miami 46%
The Acreage
Palm Beach County40,843 residentsPalm Beach
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
50th of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by commute & transport.
52
Miami median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What The Acreage is like to live in, by category
Bars show The Acreage against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 60/100
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 · 73/100
B
Housing cost index99
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.81%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 12/100
F
Mean commute38.0 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes33%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Restaurants & cafés8
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks11
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median household income$109,032
Miami $76,527
Unemployment3.7%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations37%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than The Acreage on commute & transport
The Acreage's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Delray Beach25 mi from The AcreageB− 63 C+ Palm Beach Gardens9 mi from The AcreageB− 57 C− Jupiter14 mi from The AcreageC 64 C+ West Palm Beach9 mi from The AcreageC 54 C− Riviera Beach12 mi from The AcreageC 52 D+ Boynton Beach21 mi from The AcreageC− 59 C Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in The Acreage
Is The Acreage, FL a good place to live?
The Acreage scores 52 out of 100, 50th 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 The Acreage expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $524,800, 18% above the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.81%. $1,710/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in The Acreage?
Schools grade C. The districts serving The Acreage sit at the 68th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.3 student–teacher ratio. The Acreage is served by Palm Beach. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from The Acreage?
The mean commute is 38.0 min, with 33% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in The Acreage?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 8 restaurants and cafés and 11 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in The Acreage old or new?
The median home in The Acreage was built in 1996 — 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. 97% 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.