The median sales price of a Palm Beach County home in the second quarter of 2022 was $380,500, based on data from the 10,349 properties sold during that time. In 2018 the median tax bill for the county was $2,864, which is 0.8% of the median value of the homes that were taxed.
This is 0.7 times lower than the average effective property tax rate of 1.11% in the U.S. in 2023.
The analysis of Palm Beach County real estate data showed homeowners in Canal Point (unincorporated), Uninc-33413/West Palm Beach Canal, and Manalapan paid the highest rates.
The following table compares Canal Point (unincorporated) with some other cities belonging to Palm Beach County by their median effective property tax rate, calculated using sales and property tax data from the second quarter of 2022.
| City | Q2 2022 Sales | Q2 2022 Median Price | Median tax 2022 | Effective tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Point (unincorporated) | 4 | $52,000 | $1,226 | 2.4% |
| Uninc-33413/West Palm Beach Canal | 1 | $200,000 | $3,961 | 2% |
| Manalapan | 7 | $3,000,000 | $41,946 | 1.4% |
| Uninc-33409/West Palm Beach South | 1 | $125,000 | $1,631 | 1.3% |
| Atlantis | 26 | $462,500 | $5,536 | 1.2% |
| North Palm Beach (unincorporated) | 15 | $715,000 | $8,825 | 1.2% |
| Palm Beach Shores | 13 | $560,000 | $6,410 | 1.1% |
| Loxahatchee Groves | 15 | $505,000 | $5,231 | 1% |
| North Palm Beach | 129 | $400,000 | $3,852 | 1% |
| West Delray | 1 | $725,000 | $7,178 | 1% |
| Palm Beach Gardens (unincorporated) | 92 | $527,500 | $5,166 | 1% |
| South Palm Beach | 41 | $485,000 | $4,167 | 0.9% |
| Palm Beach Gardens | 396 | $560,000 | $4,838 | 0.9% |
| Pahokee | 16 | $105,900 | $936 | 0.9% |
| Riviera Beach | 232 | $327,500 | $2,811 | 0.9% |
| Boynton Beach | 613 | $280,000 | $2,443 | 0.9% |
| West Palm Beach (unincorporated) | 732 | $165,000 | $1,445 | 0.9% |
| Lake Park | 40 | $325,000 | $2,681 | 0.8% |
| Lantana | 83 | $330,000 | $2,779 | 0.8% |
| Jupiter Inlet Colony | 3 | $3,400,000 | $26,268 | 0.8% |
| Highland Beach | 76 | $902,500 | $7,355 | 0.8% |
| Ocean Ridge | 16 | $1,325,000 | $10,903 | 0.8% |
| Hypoluxo | 70 | $345,000 | $2,667 | 0.8% |
| Juno Beach | 56 | $695,500 | $5,596 | 0.8% |
| West Palm Beach | 918 | $385,000 | $3,170 | 0.8% |
| Jupiter | 457 | $565,000 | $4,697 | 0.8% |
| Wellington | 298 | $662,500 | $5,594 | 0.8% |
| Haverhill | 13 | $405,000 | $3,199 | 0.8% |
| Boca Raton | 603 | $670,000 | $5,238 | 0.8% |
| Lake Worth | 751 | $357,000 | $2,930 | 0.8% |
| Delray Beach | 584 | $390,000 | $3,024 | 0.8% |
| Greenacres | 290 | $250,000 | $1,924 | 0.8% |
| Boca Del Mar CDP | 136 | $444,950 | $3,541 | 0.8% |
| Lake Worth Corridor CDP | 50 | $330,000 | $2,507 | 0.8% |
| Royal Palm Beach (unincorporated) | 126 | $327,500 | $2,752 | 0.8% |
| Boynton Beach (unincorporated) | 777 | $405,000 | $3,216 | 0.8% |
| Delray Beach (unincorporated) | 710 | $230,000 | $1,798 | 0.8% |
| Lake Clarke Shores | 16 | $543,000 | $4,056 | 0.7% |
| South Bay | 10 | $146,250 | $1,091 | 0.7% |
| Palm Beach | 125 | $1,995,000 | $14,087 | 0.7% |
| Palm Springs | 99 | $238,000 | $1,731 | 0.7% |
| Royal Palm Beach | 197 | $385,000 | $2,819 | 0.7% |
| Sandalfoot Cove CDP | 108 | $316,000 | $2,214 | 0.7% |
| West Boynton | 17 | $170,000 | $1,192 | 0.7% |
| Loxahatchee (unincorporated) | 93 | $582,500 | $4,200 | 0.7% |
| Jupiter (unincorporated) | 79 | $704,000 | $5,125 | 0.7% |
| Boca Raton (unincorporated) | 772 | $464,500 | $3,406 | 0.7% |
| Tequesta | 47 | $765,000 | $4,852 | 0.6% |
| Gulf Stream | 3 | $3,400,000 | $19,777 | 0.6% |
| Belle Glade | 27 | $240,000 | $1,368 | 0.6% |
| West Boca | 13 | $220,000 | $1,287 | 0.6% |
| Tequesta (unincorporated) | 18 | $950,000 | $5,362 | 0.6% |
| Golf | 2 | $3,212,500 | $15,374 | 0.5% |
| Mangonia Park | 3 | $450,000 | $1,135 | 0.3% |
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