The Village of
Royal Palm Beach
The Village of Royal Palm
Beach, in Palm Beach County, Florida, is one of the nicest cities in South
Florida. It was incorporated in 1959 and became mostly a retired citizens'
community. But that changed in the 1980s and 1990s as young families began
to move in. It is now a very young, family community with lots of
amenities for children as well as older residents.
With a year-round population
of around 25,000 (which grows somewhat during the winter season), Royal
Palm Beach is a busy, fast-growing community with a solid and experienced
manager-elected council style government.
A great diversity of housing
opportunities are available in Royal Palm Beach. There’s something for
everyone, from young families to active retirees, in the village’s many
neighborhoods. Totally-maintained condominium communities feature
recreational activities for active residents. Many single-family homes,
from first-time to deluxe, make up the village’s active neighborhoods.
The village is home to
several golf clubs and residents also play golf, tennis and other sports
in neighboring communities such as Wellington. The village's schools are
modern and well rated with most of the children continuing through
college.
The village has set a high standard of
7.5 acres of park land per 1,000 residents. The parks are planned,
functional, and designed with open space areas which are maintained at a
high standard that serves the present and future needs of the residents.
Royal Palm Beach has been named Tree City
USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation since 1990. The entire area
within the village limits is designated as a bird sanctuary.
There are a number of
shopping centers in the village with major chain food stores such as
Winn-Dixie, Publix and Albertson's. Major department and discount chain
stores range from K mart to Target and Wal-Mart, Toys-R-Us, Home Depot,
Lowes, T.J. Max, Costco and B.J's.
The South Florida
Fairgrounds and Mars Music Amphitheatre are at the village's eastern
boundary, just east of State Road 7.
The village is 5 miles north
of the Mall at Wellington Green, which opened in October 2001 as one of
the largest fully enclosed malls in Florida. With at least five major
department store anchors, hundreds of shops, restaurants, office buildings
and a hotel, Wellington Green has already begun to increase property
values in the village as well as its neighbors, Wellington, Loxahatchee
and The Acreage.
Most homes are on
quarter-acre lots but many neighborhoods have homes on larger lots
including many golf course situated homes. The average new home in the
village costs about $300,000 but many of the new communities being
developed have homes starting around $325,000 or more. Older homes are
available starting at around $200,000.
The village contracts for fire
and police protection from Palm Beach County.
The village has strict deed
enforcement regulations and a number of homeowners associations with
different regulations and bylaws that are enforced, but ordinances and
regulations are not as strict as its neighbor Wellington.
If you are looking for a
gracious, comfortable, small town community, Royal Palm Beach may be a
good place for you!
