Best Areas to Live in Palm Beach Gardens
Palm Beach Gardens' best-known residential areas are almost entirely planned, gated, golf-oriented communities rather than distinct organic neighborhoods -- a direct expression of the city's master-planned identity. This is a factual overview of well-known communities and what each is known for, not a ranking.
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Learn morePGA National
PGA National is a roughly 2,000-acre community with more than 5,000 homes spread across 46 distinct sub-communities, built primarily in the 1980s. It anchors the city's identity as host of the Honda Classic PGA Tour event, and its housing mix spans condos, townhomes, and single-family homes across a wide price range within the community itself.
BallenIsles
BallenIsles is a gated country-club community built around three championship golf courses, with a vibrant club scene and proximity to upscale shopping and dining along PGA Boulevard. It is commonly cited among the higher-end golf-community options in the city.
Mirasol
Mirasol spans about 2,300 acres across 23 distinct neighborhoods, offering 36 holes of championship golf split across Golf, Sports, and Social membership categories -- a large, amenity-dense community built around a full-service clubhouse and spa.
Old Palm
Old Palm is an ultra-private luxury golf community centered on estate homes and custom lots, with gated streets and an emphasis on privacy over the more resort-style amenity focus of some other golf communities in the city -- generally cited as among the most exclusive options in Palm Beach Gardens.
Evergrene
Evergrene is a gated, Mediterranean-style community built around a clubhouse, pool, and fitness center, generally described as more family- and lifestyle-oriented and relaxed in tone relative to some of the larger country-club-anchored communities -- a comparatively more attainable entry point into a gated Palm Beach Gardens community.
Key takeaways
- Palm Beach Gardens' well-known residential areas are almost entirely planned, gated, golf-oriented communities rather than organic neighborhoods -- a direct expression of the city's master-planned identity.
- PGA National (about 2,000 acres, 5,000+ homes across 46 sub-communities) anchors the city's identity and hosts the Honda Classic annually.
- BallenIsles, Mirasol, and Old Palm are country-club/golf communities generally cited toward the higher end of the local price and exclusivity range, each with a distinct golf and amenity profile.
- Evergrene is generally described as a more attainable, family-oriented gated community relative to the larger country-club-anchored options.
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