Palm Beach Gardens vs. Jupiter vs. Lake Park vs. North Palm Beach

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey, Palm Beach County’s school zone open data, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, Zillow Research and the four governments’ own websites.

The three nearest incorporated neighbors of Palm Beach Gardens are the Town of Jupiter, about 6 miles north; the Town of Lake Park, about 7 miles southeast; and the Village of North Palm Beach, about 7 miles east. (Jupiter Farms, about as close, is unincorporated.) All four are in Palm Beach County and the School District of Palm Beach County, so they share the county and school tax rates and the same school zone map. What differs is each one’s own tax rate, its zoned high schools, its home values and who provides police, fire and trash service. Every figure below comes from an official source, the same year for all four.

What this means for you

• The city, town or village rate is the part of the tax bill that differs; Jupiter’s is the lowest of the four for 2026 and North Palm Beach’s the highest.
• Zillow’s typical home value ranged from $416,611 in Lake Park to $704,677 in Jupiter in August 2026.
• Check the exact address: city limits and school zones do not follow ZIP codes.

Population, income and commute

From the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates:

Each place name links to its Census QuickFacts page. The home value here is what owners told the Census Bureau their home was worth, averaged over five years, so it runs below Zillow’s figures.

Property tax rates

The municipal operating rate for the 2026 tax year, the bills mailed in November, in mills (one mill is $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value), from the Property Appraiser’s 2026 proposed millage chart (PDF):

Each government sets its final rate at its September budget hearings, and the November bill shows it. Jupiter’s rose because the town now runs its own fire department, as its fire funding page explains. On a home with a $300,000 taxable value, the municipal line alone works out to about $1,077 in Jupiter, $1,516 in Palm Beach Gardens, $1,530 in Lake Park and $2,220 in North Palm Beach at the rates above. See our property taxes guide.

All four share these rates on the same chart:

Other lines vary by parcel, among them the county’s fire rescue rate (3.4581 mills) in places Palm Beach County Fire Rescue serves, such as Lake Park, and the county library rate (0.5491 mills) where the county library system serves. The TRIM notice lists each one.

The homestead exemption is set by state law and is the same in all four: $25,000 off the assessed value for all taxes and a second exemption, up to $25,722 for 2025, off non-school taxes, according to the Property Appraiser.

Chart: the municipal rates

High schools

High school zones covering each place, from Palm Beach County’s open data copy of the district’s attendance zones, with Florida’s 2026 school grades:

Each name links to the school’s state report card. Shares for Palm Beach Gardens come from the city’s address layer and for Jupiter from the town’s; for Lake Park and North Palm Beach they are shares of land inside each boundary. Check any address on the district’s Find My School map. More in our schools guide.

Home values

From the Zillow Home Value Index, August 2026:

The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family homes and condos together, not a sale price. More in our home prices guide.

Chart: typical home values

City services

Trash pickup differs too. Palm Beach Gardens has an exclusive franchise with Waste Management, according to its solid waste page. Lake Park’s Public Works Department runs its own sanitation schedule, and North Palm Beach collects through the village’s Solid Waste Division. See our trash and recycling guide.

How to check an address

• Which city, town or village a parcel is in, and its tax rates: search the parcel on the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser site; its tax calculator estimates a bill.
• The zoned schools: the district’s Find My School map.
• Past bills: the Palm Beach County Tax Collector property tax search.

For the city’s own areas, see our Palm Beach Gardens neighborhoods guide.

Frequently asked questions

Are property taxes higher in Palm Beach Gardens or Jupiter?

The city line is higher in Palm Beach Gardens: 5.0537 mills proposed for the 2026 tax year, against 3.5886 for Jupiter, on the Property Appraiser’s chart. Both pay the same county and School Board rates.

Are homes cheaper in Lake Park or Palm Beach Gardens?

Zillow’s typical home value in August 2026 was $416,611 in Lake Park and $695,799 in Palm Beach Gardens. North Palm Beach was $630,327 and Jupiter $704,677.

What high school serves Lake Park?

Palm Beach Gardens High, for almost all of the town in Palm Beach County’s copy of the district’s zones. It earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades.

Who provides police in Lake Park?

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, according to the town’s website. Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter and North Palm Beach have their own police departments.