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Tequesta vs Hypoluxo

28 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (2× in Tequesta) and jobs per worker (5× in Tequesta).

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Tequesta, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 6,193 people
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Hypoluxo, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 2,798 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $2,080 more a month in Tequesta

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Tequesta$3,830/mo
Typical home $648K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $1,852/mo · Housing →
Hypoluxo$1,750/mo
Typical home $298K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $2,194/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,080 a month, about $25,000 a year, between Tequesta and Hypoluxo.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Tequesta places higher on 11 of 19 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
TequestaHypoluxo
Snow a year0″0″
January low56°F56°F
July high91°F90°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th74th
Outdoors & history
TequestaHypoluxo
Trails8 mi4 mi
Conserved land5.2%19.3%
Settled—1955
Archive photos—4
Famous people born here11
Community
TequestaHypoluxo
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

28 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TequestaHypoluxoTequestaHypoluxo
Tequesta ↔ Hypoluxo28 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

TequestaHypoluxo
People
Population 6,193Highest 2,798Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.4%Highest FL: +14.6% +3.8%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 52±8.5Highest 22% above FL 49.6±7.9Lowest 16% above FL
Tequesta and Hypoluxo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.3%±4.3Highest FL: 19.5% 10.7%±7.4Lowest FL: 19.5%
Tequesta and Hypoluxo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.1%±7.9Highest FL: 21.3% 24.3%±5.2Lowest FL: 21.3%
Tequesta and Hypoluxo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51.7%Highest FL: 34.1% 46.8%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.3Lowest FL: 6.1% 4.8%±3Highest FL: 6.1%
Hypoluxo and Tequesta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,271±$21kHighest 32% above FL $78,214±$43kLowest 5% above FL
Tequesta and Hypoluxo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $572,800±$105kHighest 60% above FL $290,900±$47kLowest 19% below FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,852±$228Lowest 11% above FL $2,194±$208Highest 31% above FL
Hypoluxo and Tequesta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,610Highest 69% above FL $2,151Lowest 21% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.5%±19.7Highest FL: 60.1% 50.4%±19.7Lowest FL: 60.1%
Tequesta and Hypoluxo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.7%Lowest FL: 12.6% 16%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.2%Highest FL: 67.6% 77.2%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 11 yrs older than FL 1990Highest 2 yrs newer than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest about the FL average 25 minLowest 10% below FL
Work from home 39%±10.9Highest FL: 15.7% 17.8%±7.8Lowest FL: 15.7%
Work in townworking residents 6.9%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 11.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.24Highest 0.25Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Jupiter (16%)Boca Raton (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HypoluxoFew work in Tequesta
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Lowest 19.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 7.6 miHighest 3.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.5 miLowest 4.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 91.2Lowest 115Highest
Schools
School district —PALM BEACH
High school in town —Ed Venture Charter School
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.7
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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