Owner-Occupied vs Investor Neighborhoods in Palm Beach County
Who owns a neighborhood tells you how it will behave: homesteaded blocks turn over slowly and vote for the HOA budget; investor-heavy ones rent, flip and swing with the market. Florida publishes the answer parcel by parcel on the county property appraiser’s roll, and this page rolls it up for every Palm Beach County community we track — the homestead share (owner-occupancy), the estimated non-owner-occupied share, out-of-state owners and LLC/trust ownership.
Across 1751 Palm Beach County communities and 364,542 residential parcels on the 2025 Florida DOR roll, 65% of homes are homesteaded — the owner-occupancy proxy — and 35% are not; 100% are owned from out of state and 12% are held by an LLC, corporation or trust. Loxahatchee Reserve North / Rialto is the most owner-occupied community in the county at 96%; Farrell Estates the most investor-held at 0% homesteaded.
Most owner-occupied communities in Palm Beach County
| Community | City | Homesteaded | Non-owner-occupied | Parcels | Built (median) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loxahatchee Reserve North / Rialto | Jupiter | 96% | 4% | 49 | 2012 |
| Gardens Hunt Club | Palm Beach Gardens | 95% | 5% | 126 | 1991 |
| Boca Chica | Boca Raton | 94% | 6% | 54 | 1986 |
| Shorewood | Jupiter | 94% | 6% | 32 | 1994 |
| Loxahatchee Reserve North | Jupiter | 93% | 7% | 89 | 2013 |
| Bay Village | Palm Beach Gardens | 92% | 8% | 49 | 1985 |
| Fox Landing | Boca Raton | 92% | 8% | 36 | 1991 |
| Whispering Trails | Jupiter | 91% | 9% | 67 | 1985 |
| Monet Oaks | Palm Beach Gardens | 91% | 9% | 44 | 1977 |
| Cypress Cove Of Jupiter | Jupiter | 91% | 9% | 109 | 1993 |
| New Floresta / Woodlands | Boca Raton | 91% | 9% | 117 | 1988 |
| Bentbrook | Boca Raton | 91% | 9% | 128 | 1982 |
| Verona Woods | Delray Beach | 90% | 10% | 42 | 1992 |
| Nautica | Boynton Beach | 90% | 10% | 157 | 1996 |
| Shores Pointe | Jupiter | 90% | 10% | 31 | 2017 |
| Andover | Delray Beach | 90% | 10% | 153 | 1993 |
| Bay Winds Par | Boca Raton | 90% | 10% | 51 | 1998 |
| Cameo Woods Condo | Boca Raton | 90% | 10% | 60 | 1979 |
| Shores 3 | Jupiter | 90% | 10% | 255 | 1989 |
| Bahama Heights | West Palm Beach | 90% | 10% | 49 | 1968 |
| Imperial Woods | Jupiter | 90% | 10% | 48 | 1986 |
| North Fork | Jupiter | 89% | 11% | 103 | 1993 |
| Cedar Ridge Estates | Boynton Beach | 89% | 11% | 75 | 2001 |
| Trailwood | Jupiter | 89% | 11% | 56 | 1988 |
| Pinewood Grove Of Wellington | Wellington | 89% | 11% | 131 | 1985 |
Most investor-held communities
Lowest homestead share — rentals, second homes and flips concentrate here.
| Community | City | Homesteaded | Non-owner-occupied | LLC / trust | Parcels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farrell Estates | Wellington | 0% | 100% | 0% | 31 |
| Johns West Pud | Boca Raton | 0% | 100% | 17% | 110 |
| Panther National At Avenir | Palm Beach Gardens | 0% | 100% | 97% | 191 |
| Lotis | Wellington | 0% | 100% | 15% | 203 |
| Delray Trails At Villa Delray Pud | Delray Beach | 0% | 100% | 98% | 84 |
| Delray Trails | Delray Beach | 0% | 100% | 98% | 84 |
| Clows Addition | West Palm Beach | 0% | 100% | 73% | 41 |
| L'Ambiance At Avenir | Palm Beach Gardens | 1% | 99% | 83% | 142 |
| Avenir | Palm Beach Gardens | 1% | 99% | 83% | 125 |
| My Place Condo | West Palm Beach | 2% | 98% | 46% | 56 |
| St Andrews Palm Beach Condo | West Palm Beach | 4% | 96% | 81% | 426 |
| Apex at Avenir | Palm Beach Gardens | 6% | 94% | 4% | 134 |
| Clows Add | West Palm Beach | 6% | 94% | 65% | 46 |
| Palm Beach Point East | Wellington | 7% | 93% | 76% | 45 |
| Southboro Park | West Palm Beach | 10% | 90% | 57% | 49 |
| Palm Beach Place Condo | West Palm Beach | 12% | 88% | 55% | 60 |
| Delray Trails Villas | Delray Beach | 12% | 88% | 54% | 178 |
| Cityplace Residential | West Palm Beach | 13% | 87% | 61% | 347 |
| Golfs Edge Condos A Thru G | West Palm Beach | 15% | 85% | 21% | 129 |
| Blue Cypress Repl At Palm Beach Polo & Country Club | Wellington | 15% | 85% | 63% | 65 |
| Avenir | Palm Beach Gardens | 16% | 84% | 53% | 119 |
| Waterside Luxury Townhomes Condo | West Palm Beach | 17% | 83% | 54% | 108 |
| Easthampton Condo | West Palm Beach | 17% | 83% | 17% | 48 |
| Watergate As | Boca Raton | 17% | 83% | 42% | 69 |
| San Matera The Gardens Condo | Palm Beach Gardens | 18% | 82% | 29% | 363 |
Most out-of-state owners
| Community | City | Out-of-state | Homesteaded | Parcels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Harbour | Boca Raton | 100% | 72% | 54 |
| Canyon Springs | Boynton Beach | 100% | 84% | 495 |
| Ibis Golf And Country Club - Sandhill Trace | West Palm Beach | 100% | 72% | 54 |
| Ibis Golf And Country Club - The Woodlands | West Palm Beach | 100% | 72% | 89 |
| Lotus | Boca Raton | 100% | 62% | 123 |
| Sandalfoot Cove | Boca Raton | 100% | 68% | 230 |
| Clows Add To Wpb | West Palm Beach | 100% | 30% | 473 |
| Blum Pl | Boynton Beach | 100% | 73% | 186 |
| Guethle | Palm Beach Gardens | 100% | 32% | 40 |
| Jupiter Harbour | Jupiter | 100% | 50% | 111 |
| Cinnamon | Palm Beach Gardens | 100% | 76% | 149 |
| Manor Care Of Boca Raton | Boca Raton | 100% | 76% | 38 |
| Palm Acres | West Palm Beach | 100% | 68% | 92 |
| Jupiter Farms | Jupiter Farms | 100% | 85% | 1,457 |
| Garden Hills | West Palm Beach | 100% | 84% | 209 |
Highest LLC, corporate or trust ownership
| Community | City | LLC / trust | Homesteaded | Parcels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delray Trails At Villa Delray Pud | Delray Beach | 98% | 0% | 84 |
| Delray Trails | Delray Beach | 98% | 0% | 84 |
| Panther National At Avenir | Palm Beach Gardens | 97% | 0% | 191 |
| Avenir | Palm Beach Gardens | 83% | 1% | 125 |
| L'Ambiance At Avenir | Palm Beach Gardens | 83% | 1% | 142 |
| St Andrews Palm Beach Condo | West Palm Beach | 81% | 4% | 426 |
| Palm Beach Point East | Wellington | 76% | 7% | 45 |
| Clows Addition | West Palm Beach | 73% | 0% | 41 |
| Clows Add | West Palm Beach | 65% | 6% | 46 |
| Blue Cypress Repl At Palm Beach Polo & Country Club | Wellington | 63% | 15% | 65 |
| Cityplace Residential | West Palm Beach | 61% | 13% | 347 |
| Palm Beach Point | Wellington | 60% | 31% | 120 |
| Southboro Park | West Palm Beach | 57% | 10% | 49 |
| Palm Beach Place Condo | West Palm Beach | 55% | 12% | 60 |
| Delray Trails Villas | Delray Beach | 54% | 12% | 178 |
How to read this
Homestead exemption is claimed by owners who live in the home as their primary residence, so the homestead share is a close proxy for owner-occupancy; the non-owner-occupied estimate is its complement adjusted for parcels that cannot claim it. Out-of-state and LLC/trust shares come from the owner mailing address and owner name on the roll. Communities are matched to parcels by subdivision and street; figures are for the parcels matched (n shown), not necessarily every home. Source: Florida Department of Revenue NAL assessment roll, 2025, compiled by Momentum Research, September 2026. Back to homes for sale in Palm Beach County.