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12,945people live here $138,191median household income▲ 71% above US $654,200median home value▲ 97% above US

Jupiter Farms is an unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Jupiter Farms

Jupiter Farms is an unincorporated community in Florida with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, a growing population, and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Jupiter Farms deals with home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and very rainy.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Growing population
Average class sizes

The not so good

High home prices
Above-average commute times
High rent burden for renters
Very rainy — 66" of rain per year
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Jupiter Farms compares

Median household income

Jupiter Farms$138,191

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median home value

Jupiter Farms$654,200

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Jupiter Farms

Based on Jupiter Farms's median rent, home value and household income

To buy

$130,840

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $65,420
Homes cost 4.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Job market

3.9% county unemployment

Unemployment in Palm Beach County is 3.9%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Palm Beach County (county-wide)

Safety

188 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Jupiter Farms doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 721/100k · Policed by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 18% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 30.8 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 20% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

71%

Work from home

20%

Carpool

7.1%

Other

1.9%

Walk

0.5%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 89°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 57°F. It's a wet climate overall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 13% above US

41% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 41% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

1 public school inside the boundary

There is 1 public school inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Big Cypress National Preserve (85 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Jupiter Farms's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are home prices well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. It tends to suit remote workers (20% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals.

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