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Tequesta and the Towns Around It

Tequesta is the northernmost village in Palm Beach County, small and settled, with just under 6,300 residents on 1.83 square miles. It sits between Jupiter to the south and the Martin County line to the north, and a lot of what gets marketed as "Tequesta" is not actually in the village. Here is the area at a glance. Click into any area to browse its listings.

You Are Here · Incorporated 1957

Village of Tequesta

6,299 residents, 3,424 housing units, its own police, fire rescue and water utility. Mainland residential is capped at two storeys; the Beach Road strip on the barrier island is not.

Palm Beach County · Larger Neighbour

Jupiter

Immediately south and many times larger, with far more inventory, more new construction, a longer stretch of coast, and the golf and boating communities Tequesta does not have.

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Martin County · 33469 Mailing Address

Jupiter Hills

Two Fazio courses on dune terrain, with a Tequesta 33469 mailing address but located in unincorporated Martin County, outside the village. Different county, different taxes and schools.

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Martin County · Barrier Island

Jupiter Island

North along the same barrier island Tequesta's Beach Road strip sits on, but a separate Martin County town, far more exclusive and at an entirely different price level.

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Why Tequesta

Four Reasons Buyers Choose Tequesta

A two-storey village, by ordinance

The reason Tequesta reads low-rise and green is not taste, it is the zoning schedule. The village's R-1A, R-1 and R-2 residential districts are all capped at two storeys and 30 feet, with a minimum 30 percent landscaped open space and a maximum 37 percent lot coverage. That is written into the code, not into a marketing brochure, and it is why the mainland village looks the way it does.

Its own police, fire rescue and water

For a village of 6,299 people, Tequesta runs a remarkable amount itself. Public safety, its own police department and its own fire rescue, accounts for about 52 percent of the general fund. It also operates its own water utility, whose budget is actually larger than the general fund, serving roughly 15,500 people including Jupiter Inlet Colony and nearby unincorporated areas. That independence costs money, and it is the honest explanation for the millage rate.

Florida's first Wild and Scenic River

The Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee was federally designated a National Wild and Scenic River in 1985, the first in Florida and one of only two in the state, protecting roughly 7.6 miles of cypress-lined river. Tequesta sits within that watershed. This is a permanent federal protection rather than a local policy that can be reversed, and it shapes what can happen upriver.

People do not leave

Census data shows 92.8 percent of residents aged one and over lived in the same house a year earlier, and 80.2 percent of occupied units are owner-occupied. That is an unusually settled population, and it is a more useful way to understand the village's character than any adjective. It also explains why inventory is thin: with 3,424 housing units in total and very little turnover, choice is structurally limited.

Before You Buy

Tequesta: Taxes, Housing Stock and What Is Actually in the Village

A Tequesta address is not the same as being in the village

This catches buyers out constantly, and the village's own ordinance settles it. Code section 46-31 states that Anchorage Point, Pine Tree Drive, Point Drive and Rio Vista Drive are unincorporated pockets of Palm Beach County lying within the village's chartered boundaries, and that Bermuda Terrace is in the county outside the village limits entirely. All of them carry Tequesta mailing addresses and all of them are routinely marketed as Tequesta. If a home is in one of those pockets, you are not a village resident: your taxing authority is different, your police and fire come from the county rather than the village, and you have no vote in village elections. Ask which side of the line a specific address falls on before you compare it to anything else, because the tax and services picture is genuinely different.

Population / households 6,299 residents estimated as of July 2025, in 2,795 households at 2.17 persons each. Incorporated 1957, council-manager government, on 1.83 square miles of land, 2.25 including water.
Demographics Median household income $98,271 and median owner-occupied home value $572,800 in 2024 dollars. 31.1 percent of residents are 65 or older and 16.3 percent are under 18. 92.8 percent lived in the same home a year earlier.
Village millage (FY2026) 6.4595 mills, adopted by Resolution 18-25 on September 11, 2025 for the year ending September 30, 2026. That is 6.99 percent above the rolled-back rate of 6.0373 mills, so the village increased the effective tax burden. Gross taxable value is about $2.22 billion, up 8.42 percent year over year.
What a total bill looks like The village publishes a worked example for a homesteaded home valued at $550,000: School Board $3,315, Village of Tequesta $3,230, Palm Beach County $2,549, other authorities $739, totalling about $9,833. The village notes this excludes the Save Our Homes cap, so a long-held homesteaded property pays materially less.
Why the millage is what it is Tequesta funds its own police department and its own fire rescue. Public safety is about $10.75 million of a $20.5 million general fund, roughly 52 percent. Many comparable communities contract these services from the county.
Water and utilities The village runs its own water utility, with a fund of about $23.6 million, larger than the general fund itself, plus separate stormwater and refuse funds. Rates are set by Resolution 14-23 effective October 2023 with automatic annual adjustments through October 2027, and they rose in October 2025. An average residential bill carries a capital recovery charge of roughly $10 a month over a twenty-year period. Pull the current rate schedule before budgeting.
Housing stock: the mix 3,424 total housing units, of which only 46.8 percent are detached single-family. About 45 percent sit in buildings of three or more units. Tequesta is considerably more condominium-heavy than its village image suggests. Roughly 18 percent of units are vacant or seasonal.
Housing stock: the age About 59 percent of units predate 1980 and about 76 percent predate 1990, with the largest single cohort, 1,060 units, built in the 1960s. Only 114 units were built between 2010 and 2019. Budget for roofs, windows, plumbing and electrical accordingly.
Building heights Mainland residential districts are capped at 2 storeys and 30 feet. Commercial runs from 2 to 4 storeys. The exception is the R-3 district on the Beach Road barrier island, where the code permits 11 storeys and 101 feet, measured from the crest of the sand dune line. So the village is low-rise almost everywhere, but not everywhere.
Flood and insurance The village advises that everyone in Florida lives in a flood zone and recommends all residents carry flood insurance, since most homeowners policies exclude it, and notes the 30-day waiting period after purchase. Confirm whether a specific property sits in a Special Flood Hazard Area with the Building Department before you close.
Schools The area is generally served by Limestone Creek Elementary, Jupiter Middle and Jupiter High in the School District of Palm Beach County. We are not publishing state letter grades because we could not verify current ones at source. Note also that assignments are made by address, not by municipality, so confirm the zoning for a specific home with the district's address lookup.

Sources: Village of Tequesta Resolution No. 18-25 adopted September 11, 2025 for the millage, rolled-back rate and taxable value; the Village's FY2025/26 Budget in Brief for the general fund, public safety share, utility funds and the worked tax example; the Village Code of Ordinances, sections 46-31 and 78-143, for the unincorporated pockets and the height schedule; tequesta.org water service rates and flood information pages; U.S. Census QuickFacts and American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 five-year estimates for population, income, housing mix and age of stock. Verified July 2026. Millage and utility rates are reset annually. Dylan can confirm whether a specific address is inside the village limits, what the actual tax bill has been, and which schools it is zoned for before you write an offer.

Current Market

Tequesta Market Context, 2026

A word of caution before the numbers. Because roughly 45 percent of the village's housing sits in multi-unit buildings and most of the rest is 1960s and 1970s single-family, a single blended median for Tequesta largely measures which mix of product happened to sell that month. Treat it as a rough marker, not a valuation.

$652K Median Sale Price, May 2026
80 Median Days on Market
6.4595 Village Operating Millage, FY2026

Sources: Redfin neighbourhood market data for Tequesta, May 2026, accessed July 2026, reporting a median sale price of $652,000 and a median 80 days on market; Village of Tequesta Resolution 18-25 for the millage. We are publishing a single, dated, whole-market figure rather than a segmented one on purpose. The public sources for this village disagree severely, ranging from about $348,500 to about $809,900 for essentially the same market and period, and at least two of those are clearly asking prices rather than closed sales. Median closed prices and days on market split by condominium, single-family and waterfront are not reliably published anywhere we could verify, and we are not going to synthesise them. For a genuine read on what your product type is worth, ask Dylan for closed comparables filtered to the village and to the specific segment.

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The Honest Trade-Offs

When Tequesta May Not Be the Right Fit

Tequesta suits buyers who want a small, low-rise, well-serviced village and are comfortable with older housing. Here is where buyers usually belong somewhere else.

You want new construction, or turnkey

There is very little. About 59 percent of the housing stock predates 1980, the largest cohort is 1960s, and only 114 units were built across the whole of the 2010s. In coastal Florida that age profile drives insurance underwriting, structural inspection obligations on older condominium buildings, and renovation cost. For newer stock and far more of it, look at Jupiter next door or Palm Beach Gardens.

You are buying an older condominium without reading the reserves

Roughly 1,543 of the village's units sit in buildings of three or more, and most of those buildings date from the 1960s through the 1980s. Under Florida's post-Surfside regime that means structural reserve funding and potential special assessments are a live question, building by building. We have not assessed individual associations and will not guess at them, but the age profile makes this the first thing to diligence rather than the last.

You are comparing tax bills without checking the boundary

Village millage rose to 6.4595 mills for FY2026, nearly 7 percent above the rolled-back rate, and residents also pay a village water bill with scheduled annual increases through 2027 plus stormwater and refuse charges. Meanwhile several Tequesta-addressed pockets are unincorporated county with a different cost structure and different services. Comparing a village home against an enclave home without knowing which is which produces a meaningless comparison.

You want a big cohort of young families, or lots of choice

Nearly a third of residents are 65 or older and only 16.3 percent are under 18. Combined with 3,424 total housing units and 92.8 percent of residents not having moved in the past year, both the peer group and the inventory are thin. Families wanting a denser cohort of school-age children and far more homes to choose from will generally do better in Jupiter.

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Comparing Your Options

Tequesta vs. the Areas Buyers Shortlist Against It

vs. Jupiter

The default comparison, since the two adjoin. Jupiter is many times larger with far deeper inventory, more recent construction, a long stretch of coast, and the golf and boating club communities Tequesta simply does not contain. Tequesta answers with a two-storey mainland height cap, its own police and fire rescue, and a much smaller, more settled population.

Jupiter for choice, newer homes and coastal variety; Tequesta for a genuinely small village with its own services and a low-rise character protected by ordinance.

vs. the unincorporated pockets nearby

Worth running deliberately, because these homes carry Tequesta addresses and appear alongside village listings. In Rio Vista, Anchorage Point, Point Drive, Pine Tree Drive or Bermuda Terrace you are in unincorporated Palm Beach County: no village millage, but also county rather than village police and fire, no vote in village elections, and a different utility relationship.

The enclaves for a lower municipal tax line; the village for its own police, fire rescue, water utility and zoning protections. Establish which one an address is in before comparing anything else.

Common Questions

Buying in Tequesta: What to Know

Is every home with a Tequesta address actually in the village?

No, and this is the most important thing to check. The village's own code states that Anchorage Point, Pine Tree Drive, Point Drive and Rio Vista Drive are unincorporated pockets of Palm Beach County sitting inside the village's chartered boundaries, and that Bermuda Terrace lies in the county outside the village limits. Homes there carry Tequesta mailing addresses but are not in the village, which changes the taxing authority, the police and fire provider, and whether you can vote in village elections. Jupiter Hills, also a 33469 address, is in unincorporated Martin County altogether.

What is the village millage and what does a tax bill look like?

The village adopted an operating millage of 6.4595 mills for the year ending September 2026, which is 6.99 percent above the rolled-back rate of 6.0373. The village's own published example for a homesteaded home valued at $550,000 totals about $9,833: $3,315 to the School Board, $3,230 to the village, $2,549 to Palm Beach County and $739 to other authorities. That example excludes the Save Our Homes cap, so a long-held homesteaded property will pay meaningfully less. The rate reflects the fact that Tequesta funds its own police and fire rescue, roughly 52 percent of its general fund.

Does Tequesta have oceanfront property?

Yes, contrary to a common assumption. The village includes a barrier-island section along Beach Road, on the Palm Beach County portion of Jupiter Island. The zoning code sets the R-3 district there at up to 11 storeys and 101 feet measured from the crest of the sand dune line, defines a coastal barrier island within the village, and establishes a sea turtle lighting district for structures visible from the beach. The village also funds water main replacement along Beach Road. So oceanfront exists here, but it is scarce, concentrated in one strip, and it is the one place where tall buildings are permitted.

Is there a building height limit?

Yes, and it varies by district, so the blanket claim of a village-wide two-storey limit is not accurate. Mainland residential districts R-1A, R-1 and R-2 are capped at 2 storeys and 30 feet, with accessory structures lower still, a 30 percent minimum landscaped open space requirement and 37 percent maximum lot coverage. Commercial districts run from 2 storeys and 35 feet up to 4 storeys and 50 feet. The R-3 district on Beach Road permits 11 storeys and 101 feet. Height is measured under Florida Building Code methodology.

Who provides water, and does the village run its own utilities?

The village operates its own water utility rather than buying from Palm Beach County, and it serves roughly 15,500 people including Jupiter Inlet Colony and some unincorporated areas. Its water fund of about $23.6 million is larger than the entire general fund. Rates are governed by a 2023 resolution with automatic annual adjustments running through October 2027, and they increased in October 2025. An average residential bill also carries a capital recovery charge of about $10 a month over a twenty-year term, funding treatment plant improvements and water main replacement. There are separate stormwater and refuse funds as well.

How old is the housing, and how much of it is condominiums?

Older and more condominium-heavy than most people expect. Of 3,424 total housing units, only 46.8 percent are detached single-family homes, while about 45 percent sit in buildings of three or more units. About 59 percent of all units predate 1980 and about 76 percent predate 1990, with the largest single cohort, roughly 1,060 units, built during the 1960s. Only 114 units were built between 2010 and 2019. Roughly 18 percent of units are vacant or seasonal, consistent with second-home ownership.

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About Dylan Snyder

Dylan Snyder is a second-generation real estate professional and lifelong Floridian based in Palm Beach, and the founder of the Snyder Group, one of the top-producing teams in the state with over $100 million in annual sales. A licensed Realtor with more than 20 years of experience, he holds the e-PRO, Seller Representative Specialist, Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, and Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) designations and is a member of the National Association of Realtors. He advises buyers and sellers across Tequesta, Jupiter and the Martin County line, and can confirm whether a specific address is inside the village limits, what its actual tax bill has been, and which schools it is zoned for before you write an offer.

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Equal Housing Opportunity. Compass Florida, LLC is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local fair housing laws. Community, tax, zoning and market information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed; verify millage rates, utility charges, flood zone status, municipal boundaries and school assignments with the Village of Tequesta, the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, the School District of Palm Beach County and BeachesMLS before relying on them for an offer. © 2026 Dylan Snyder, The Snyder Group, brokered by Compass Florida, LLC, palmbeachhomesearcher.com. Data last verified July 2026.