5 Great Neighborhoods in West Palm Beach

By Matt Prichard, FrontDoor.com | Published: 2/23/2009

Flamingo Park features restored homes built during West Palm Beach's 1920s boom. Matt Prichard

FLAMINGO PARK

Many of the homes built in West Palm Beach in the 1920s boom, be they Mediterranean or Mission style, vernacular frame houses or stucco bungalows, went through a period of neglect as the suburbs became trendy in the 1960s and '70s.

But they have come back strong, as urban pioneers and then moneyed Northerners came in and snapped them up in the late 1980s and '90s. Now they are very desirable, artsy and friendly places with property values to match -- and Flamingo Park is perhaps the most prominent of these. Tree-lined streets are pleasant and unhurried. There are tours of restored homes, holiday decorating contests and a sophisticated neighborhood association, so this is a good place if you want to be involved in the community.

This area just west of downtown West Palm Beach is very convenient to shops and cultural amenities, and it's near major highways and Palm Beach International Airport.

The Neighbors: Business owners and professionals as well as well-to-do retirees not into the condo scene. More families with kids appeared as the crime rate dropped.

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Also Consider: Grandview Heights, El Cid/Prospect Park, Old Northwood

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