Prime Residential Resort residential
Rank 12
Palm Beach Island
The US resort-residential apex: PIRI +90.5% over five years, Q2 2026 island median $15.4m, and $10m/$20m sales doubling.
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Why it is here
Knight Frank’s PIRI five-year table puts Palm Beach +90.5% — third globally behind only Dubai and Tokyo. Corcoran’s Town of Palm Beach 2Q 2026 report: single-family closings +35% YoY to 50; median +18% to $15.4m; average $17.9m; $10m and $20m sales each doubled. Elliman/Miller Samuel luxury (top 10%) for Q3 2025 sat at a $17.2m median. This is a cash, off-market, island market. Ranked below Miami as a city-hybrid only because it is smaller and more seasonal; as pure resort-residential it leads this list.
Who it is for
US and international principals who want a winter-season compound on the island itself, not a county condo, and who transact in cash.
Sources
- The Wealth Report 2026Palm Beach +90.5% over five years — third globally on the PIRI five-year table after Dubai and Tokyo.
- Coastal Palm Beaches & Barrier Islands Market Report: 2Q 2026Town of Palm Beach SF median $15.4m (+18% YoY); avg $17.9m; $10m and $20m sales doubled; 50 SF closings (+35%).
- The Elliman Report: Q3-2025 Palm Beach SalesLuxury (top 10%) median $17.2m (+22.5% YoY); avg $3,543 psf.
