Prices, inventory, and demand — distilled every month into one clear verdict: buyer’s market or seller’s. The investor’s read, before you make an offer.
The median asking price in West Palm Beach is about $391,000 as of Sep 2026, down 0.8% from a year ago. That is the asking price on listed homes, so sold-price and home-value sites show different numbers (why).
Only on the right house. Neither side has the upper hand in West Palm Beach right now. West Palm Beach is close to its 2017–2019 normal for this time of year. The market will not hand you a discount. You have to find it in one specific listing.
West Palm Beach asking prices per square foot were above the year before in 72% of months since the data starts. Within a year, the cheapest and priciest months differ by about 6.0%. That is bigger than the yearly trend, so timing your purchase matters here. Nothing in West Palm Beach's numbers is far from its own normal. Your return comes from the property and the price you negotiate.
The median asking price is 23.8% below its Nov 2023 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 18.1% below the Dec 2023 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller. West Palm Beach prices have risen in 80 of the last 111 months. Drops here have been short and shallow. Buying in a slow month has rarely hurt a long hold.
This market is turning. Which way is not settled yet. Check the monthly numbers above before you commit.
Across 9 full years, West Palm Beach asking prices ran lowest in May, about 2.5% below the year's average. They peaked in November. The most homes for sale show up in January, about 4% above the yearly average. Shop in January for choice, and expect the softest asking prices in May.
For every 100 homes still for sale, 29 are under contract. In 2017–2019 at this time of year it was 47. The rest are still waiting for a buyer. Few sellers are dropping their price. Asking prices are holding firm. Your discount will come from one stale listing.
West Palm Beach listings spend a median 85 days on the market. That is 6% shorter than a year ago. There are 2,332 homes for sale in West Palm Beach. That is 3.8 times the tightest month on record, but below the peak of 3,170. Supply is shrinking against last year.
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The median asking price in West Palm Beach is about $391,000 as of Sep 2026, down 0.8% from a year ago. This is the asking price on homes listed for sale. Sites that report sold prices or estimated home values will show a different number. Our West Palm Beach figures cover the 17 ZIP codes with a West Palm Beach mailing address, which can reach past city limits.
Neither side has the upper hand in West Palm Beach right now. We compare West Palm Beach with 2017–2019 at this time of year: there are 29 pending sales per 100 listings, against 47 then; listings spend 10% more days on the market; 15% of sellers have cut their price, against 16% then.
The median asking price is 23.8% below its Nov 2023 peak. Per square foot the gap is smaller: 18.1% below the Dec 2023 high. Part of the drop is smaller homes coming to market. Prices stopped falling about a year ago. They are flat now. Waiting will not get you a cheaper house. It might still get you a more motivated seller.
33404. Only 22 homes under contract for every 100 still for sale. 15% of sellers there have cut their price, and listings there spend a median 110 days on the market.
Assume +4.1% a year. West Palm Beach grew 6.3% a year over the decade. Ignore that rate. Most of it landed in the 2020 and 2021 boom. Without the boom, West Palm Beach grows about 4.1% a year. That is the number to type in. Prices rose 0.9% over the last year. Use it for timing. The five-year rate is the better guide.
HUD's fiscal year 2026 fair market rent for Palm Beach County is $2,254 a month for 2 bedrooms and $2,920 for 3 bedrooms. The figures include tenant-paid utilities and cover the whole county.
No ZIP is on both lists. In West Palm Beach you pick leverage or growth. You cannot have both.
| ZIP | $/sqft, 2 yrs | $/sqft now | Buyers per home | For sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33403 | +155.2% | $782 | 0.31 | 75 |
| 33405 | +48.8% | $1,058 | 0.43 | 105 |
| 33412 | +1.6% | $404 | 0.29 | 164 |
| 33406 | +0.7% | $282 | 0.44 | 59 |
| 33415 | -2.3% | $214 | 0.30 | 240 |
Computed from each ZIP's own ten-year history. ZIPs with fewer than 10 homes for sale are excluded: a median across a handful of listings is noise, not a signal.
West Palm Beach has 17 ZIP codes. Each links to its live market dashboard.
Closest matches on asking price, price per square foot, time on market, buyer demand, and price cuts.
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