Waterfront Index · Palm Beach County

What a waterfront home
costs in North Palm Beach.

Across 25 active waterfront single-family listings, the median ask is $7.29M at $1,495 per square foot — a 89% premium over North Palm Beach's dry-lot homes. The kind of water decides most of that number; the breakdown is below.

Data as of September 2, 2026 · refreshed daily · active + pending single-family, BeachesMLS / Trestle feed

North Palm Beach single-familyListingsMedian askMedian $/sqftMedian DOM
Waterfront25$7.29M$1,49588
Dry lot26$2.27M$79278
Waterfront premium
+89%
Per square foot vs dry lot
With a private dock
32%
Of waterfront listings
Navigable to the ocean
92%
Of waterfront listings

By kind of water

The MLS flag says "waterfront"; the listing's water features say which kind. A listing with several features is placed in its most valuable bucket. Kinds with fewer than five listings are omitted.

Kind of waterListingsMedian askMedian $/sqftvs dry lot
Intracoastal9$7.95M$1,726+118%
Canal8$6.67M$1,144+44%

How to read the North Palm Beach numbers

The flag is not the water. Every row above counts as "waterfront" in the MLS. Only 32% of North Palm Beach's waterfront listings record a private dock, and 92% sit on water that leads to the ocean. A buyer who prices a canal home off the city-wide waterfront median is using the wrong number, in whichever direction.

Asking is not closing. These are list prices. Closed waterfront sales in the tri-county settle below ask in the current market; the size of that gap on a specific property is exactly what Deal Radar™ is built to return.

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North Palm Beach waterfront · questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does a waterfront home cost in North Palm Beach?
As of September 2, 2026, the median asking price for a waterfront single-family home in North Palm Beach is $7.29M (about $1,495 per square foot) across 25 active and pending listings. Dry-lot single-family homes in North Palm Beach ask a median $2.27M, so waterfront carries roughly a 89% premium per square foot. Figures are asking prices, not closed sales, and refresh daily.
What is the difference between oceanfront, Intracoastal and canal pricing in North Palm Beach?
In North Palm Beach right now, intracoastal homes ask a median $7.95M ($1726/sqft, 9 listings); canal homes ask a median $6.67M ($1144/sqft, 8 listings). The MLS waterfront flag covers all of them; the kind of water is what actually sets the price, which is why a city-wide waterfront median understates what direct ocean or Intracoastal frontage costs.
How many North Palm Beach waterfront homes have a private dock or ocean access?
32% of active waterfront single-family listings in North Palm Beach record a private dock, and 92% sit on navigable water with a route to the ocean. The rest are lake, pond or non-navigable frontage — still "waterfront" in the MLS, and priced very differently once you account for it.
Do waterfront homes in North Palm Beach sell slower than dry-lot homes?
Currently the median waterfront listing in North Palm Beach has been on the market 88 days, against 78 for dry-lot homes. Bigger checks mean smaller buyer pools; patience is structural in this segment, not a defect of any one listing.

Waterfront Index across Palm Beach County

Universe: active and pending single-family listings in North Palm Beach, FL with recorded living area above 400 sqft and a list price above $100K (BeachesMLS / Trestle). Waterfront status is the listing's MLS flag; kind of water is derived from the listing's recorded water features. All figures are median asking values and refresh daily. Compiled by XI Realty (Eleven Realty Partners, LLC); cite as "XI Realty Waterfront Index — North Palm Beach" with the data date.

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