Serving Port St. Lucie, the Treasure Coast, Jupiter & Palm Beach Gardens · RE/MAX Gold
Moving to Palm Beach Gardens, FL: Relocation Guide
Serving Port St. Lucie, the Treasure Coast, Jupiter & Palm Beach Gardens · RE/MAX Gold
Golf and club communities, everyday convenience, newer development out west, and the practical things to know before you move.
Golf, shopping, and communities with a lot built in.
If Jupiter is about the water, Palm Beach Gardens is about everything around the house: the club, the shopping, the commute.
Golf comes first for a lot of buyers. PGA National, off PGA Boulevard, is a resort and residential community whose Champion course hosts a PGA Tour event each year, and the city has many other gated golf and country-club communities.
Shopping is the other big draw. The Gardens Mall, Downtown at the Gardens and Legacy Place sit close together around PGA Boulevard, so errands, dinner and a movie don’t take much driving.
The Census Bureau estimated 63,883 residents in July 2025, up about 8% since 2020.
Palm Beach Gardens runs from new communities in the west to the Intracoastal in the east.
PGA Boulevard is the spine, running east–west past the shopping districts and golf communities. Northlake Boulevard runs parallel to the south and leads out to Avenir on the western edge.
Jupiter and Juno Beach are to the north, North Palm Beach is to the east, and West Palm Beach is a straightforward drive south on I-95.
Six areas that cover most of what you’ll see in a Palm Beach Gardens search.
A name most buyers already know. PGA National is a resort and residential community off PGA Boulevard, and its Champion course hosts a PGA Tour event each year. Housing ranges from condos and townhomes to single-family homes and estate properties, spread across many neighborhoods with their own associations.
A gated golf community with three courses, and a long-established part of the city’s club scene.
A gated golf community with two courses, with homes that range from villas to estates.
A large master-planned community off Northlake Boulevard on the city’s western edge, with homes from several builders and its own amenity campus.
A planned community built since the mid-2010s, with single-family homes and townhomes, and the Alton Town Center shopping area nearby.
East of the shopping districts, closer to US-1, you’ll find neighborhoods with Intracoastal access, gated country clubs such as Frenchman’s Creek, and waterfront condos with docking. This side puts you closer to the water and to North Palm Beach and Juno Beach.
In Palm Beach Gardens, the community and the club often matter more than the house. Before we tour homes, I’ll help you compare the clubs, the fees and the rules.
| $400K | Typically a condo, often in an established golf community without course views. |
| $600K | A townhome or villa, or a single-family home in an older neighborhood. |
| $800K | Single-family homes in established gated communities. |
| $1M+ | Golf-course frontage, newer construction (including Avenir), Intracoastal homes and luxury estates. |
General orientation based on recent sales and current inventory, not specific listings. Condition, lot, water access, flood zone and HOA or club costs all move the number. Want this week’s numbers? See the latest market report or ask Jessica for a custom snapshot.
Gated golf communities, condos and townhomes, newer construction out west, and luxury estates.
Membership can be mandatory, optional, equity or non-equity. It belongs in the monthly budget.
Newer homes in the west; established clubs and mature landscaping closer to the core.
Golf, shopping and the beaches next door.
A large indoor mall on PGA Boulevard, the anchor of the city’s shopping district.
Open-air shopping, restaurants and entertainment a short drive from the mall, all clustered around PGA Boulevard.
A PGA Tour event is played each year on PGA National’s Champion course, plus there are many private club courses across the city.
Just to the north, Juno Beach Park has a fishing pier, and Loggerhead Park and its marine life center focus on the area’s nesting sea turtles.
In nearby North Palm Beach, with nature trails, kayaking and paddleboarding through the lagoon, and a long, natural beach.
A short drive north in Jupiter’s Abacoa, where the Cardinals and Marlins train each spring.
Palm Beach Gardens makes daily life easy, and people underrate that. Groceries, doctors, dinner and a tee time can all happen without a long drive.
A plain-language orientation, not legal, tax or insurance advice. I’m glad to introduce you to licensed professionals I trust.
Get a quote on the actual address early, before you’re under contract. Premiums vary a lot from one home to the next depending on the roof’s age and material, the construction, wind-mitigation features, elevation and flood exposure. Homes near the Intracoastal deserve extra attention to elevation and flood coverage.
Flood zones are parcel-specific, so two homes on the same street can differ. Lenders require flood insurance in high-risk zones, and it’s worth considering outside them. Check the FEMA flood map and ask for an elevation certificate.
Many insurers have roof-age limits. A wind-mitigation inspection documents features like roof-to-wall connections and impact-rated openings, which can lower your premium.
At golf and social clubs, ask whether membership is required, whether it’s equity or non-equity, and what initiation, annual dues, food minimums and capital assessments cost.
Newer communities can have a master association, a neighborhood association and sometimes special district assessments. Get every figure in writing.
Buildings with three or more habitable stories need periodic milestone inspections and a Structural Integrity Reserve Study, with reserves funded to match. Ask for the latest inspection, the reserve study, the budget and any special assessments.
A Palm Beach Gardens mailing address doesn’t always mean the home is in the city. The property appraiser’s record shows the actual jurisdiction.
If the home will be your primary residence, file for the homestead exemption with the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser by March 1. Once it’s in place, Florida’s Save Our Homes rule limits how much your assessed value can rise each year.
June 1 through November 30. Look up your evacuation zone with Palm Beach County Emergency Management and sign up for county alerts before the season starts.
If golf and community amenities are the priority (clubhouse life, a resort feel without leaving the neighborhood), Palm Beach Gardens is usually where I start. The key is choosing the right club for how you’ll actually use it, not just the prettiest course.
I’m a REALTOR® and Broker Associate with RE/MAX Gold and a licensed mortgage loan officer, so I can help with both questions that usually come up together: where should we live, and what will it actually cost each month? Book a Call and we’ll talk through your options. With so many clubs and communities, a side-by-side comparison saves a lot of weekends.
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