Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety41#9,224/15,637
Economy72#4,408/15,631
Housing1#14,890/14,977
Health91#1,386/15,609
Healthcare66#5,283/15,650
Environment64#5,559/15,453
Education76#3,738/15,649
Infrastructure90#1,643/15,650
Community59#6,346/15,651
Leisure & amenities92#1,202/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Tequesta, Florida ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Palm Beach County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

New business applications · high30.8 /1k
98/100Florida 27.6 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauPalm Beach County value
Adult obesity · low23.1%
97/100Florida 34.5%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high8.5 /10k
93/100Florida 5.9 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPalm Beach County value
Gyms and fitness centers · high2.1 /10k
92/100Florida 1.4 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPalm Beach County value
Food insecurity · low8.2%
91/100Florida 17.9%United States 15.6%2022Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Poor or fair health · low12.1%
91/100Florida 19.6%United States 19.9%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.555
1/100Florida 0.485United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Rent-burdened households · high72.5%
2/100Florida 60.1%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Rent as share of income · high51.0%
2/100Florida 35.2%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071At least this value: the publisher's top bracket is open-ended
Hot days · high118 days
5/100Florida 102 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPalm Beach County value
Public libraries · low0.2 /10k
9/100Florida 0.2 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesPalm Beach County value
Home price to income ratio · high5.8×
13/100Florida 4.8×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedWorsening
0.2 /1k (2021) → 0.0 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Rent as share of incomeWorsening
41.6% (2015-2019) → 51.0% (2020-2024)
+9.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
87.9% (2015-2019) → 96.2% (2020-2024)
+8.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Average commute timeWorsening
21.4 min (2015-2019) → 28.6 min (2020-2024)
+34%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min
Median household incomeImproving
$78,429 (2015-2019) → $98,271 (2020-2024)
+25%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Uninsured residents (under 65)Improving
15.8% (2015-2019) → 11.1% (2020-2024)
−4.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Tequesta, Florida improved on 1 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Broadband+8.4 points87.9% → 96.2%

Declined1

Rent / income+9.4 points41.6% → 51.0%

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Tequesta, Florida between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	21.4 min2015-2019	28.6 min2020-2024	+7.2 min	Within the margin of error	5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.1%2015-2019	51.7%2020-2024	+4.6 points	Within the margin of error	65%
Broadband subscriptions	87.9%2015-2019	96.2%2020-2024	+8.4 points	Improved	51%
Effective property tax rate	0.93%2015-2019	0.77%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	51%
High school diploma or higher	96.9%2015-2019	96.0%2020-2024	−0.8 points	Within the margin of error	24%
Home price to income ratio	4.9×2015-2019	5.8×2020-2024	+1.0×	Within the margin of error	23%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5072015-2019	0.5562020-2024	+0.049	Within the margin of error	17%
Median household income	$78,4292015-2019	$98,2712020-2024	+25%	Within the margin of error	45%
Poverty rate	7.0%2015-2019	7.7%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Within the margin of error	37%
Rent as share of income	41.6%2015-2019	51.0%2020-2024	+9.4 points	Declined	10%
Rent-burdened households	67.8%2015-2019	72.5%2020-2024	+4.7 points	Within the margin of error	39%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	15.8%2015-2019	11.1%2020-2024	−4.7 points	Within the margin of error	86%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Tequesta, Florida five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Tequesta, Florida in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Tequesta, Florida itself moved −5.1 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

6,193 residents (±22)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 men (−4.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

6,193 residents (±22)

Tequesta, Florida
Florida share

White81%5,040
Black2.5%†155
Hispanic or Latino8.2%†505

Education

4,897 residents (±238)

Tequesta, Florida
Florida share

No high school diploma4.0%†195
High school or GED20%†960
Some college18%†

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

2,795 households (±198)

Tequesta, Florida
Florida share

Under $25k12%†348
$25k–50k15%†422
$50k–75k14%†402
$75k–100k9.9%†276
$100k–150k21%†573
$150k–200k5.8%†161
$200k or more22%†613

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+12.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

2,795 households (±198)

Tequesta, Florida
Florida share

Own80%2,242
Rent20%†553

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

524 households (±192)

Tequesta, Florida
Florida share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50021%†112

Home values

2,242 homes (±249)

Tequesta, Florida
Florida share

Under $150k4.6%†102
$150k–250k3.8%†85
$250k–400k17%†386

Age of homes

3,424 homes (±294)

Tequesta, Florida
Florida share

2010 or later3.3%†114
2000–200911%†360
1980–199927%922

Size of homes

3,424 homes (±294)

Tequesta, Florida
Florida share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom4.7%†161
2 bedrooms38%1,311

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

2,748 workers (±421)

Tequesta, Florida
Florida share

Drive alone54%1,479
Carpool4.2%†115
Public transit0.3%†9
Walk1.2%†32
Bike0.0%0
Work from home39%†1,072
Other1.5%†41

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−35.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,676 workers (±300)

Tequesta, Florida
Florida share

Under 15 min24%†410
15–29 min34%573
30–44 min24%†401

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Palm Beach County, the county holding most of Tequesta's residents.

Palm Beach County has 55,803 employer establishments, 358 for every 10,000 residents (1.44× the US rate of 248; 1.27× Florida's), with 592,227 paid employees at an average annual pay of $66,342. The Census Bureau also counts 261,006 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 55,803; 261,006 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 358; US 248 · Florida 282
Paid employees: 592,227
Average annual pay: $66,342; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Palm Beach County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	5,793	37.1	1.78×More than typical	50,402	$71,176	20,694
Lessors of real estate	3,768	24.1	1.96×More than typical	13,623	$75,585	30,169
Specialty trade contractors	3,651	23.4	1.51×More than typical	29,822	$59,392	14,741
Management, scientific and technical consulting	2,962	19	2.83×More than typical	9,370	$100,653	10,841
Restaurants and other eating places	2,865	18.4	1.00×About typical	60,433	$26,007	1,219
Services to buildings and dwellings	2,231	14.3	2.12×More than typical	15,919	$38,612	19,817
Offices of physicians	2,170	13.9	2.15×More than typical	20,320	$93,711	2,467
Legal services	2,090	13.4	2.49×More than typical	10,885	$116,644	2,823
Real estate agents and brokers	1,975	12.7	2.60×More than typical	3,165	$103,352	9,363
Offices of other health practitioners	1,751	11.2	1.85×More than typical	6,475	$47,460	6,426
Construction of buildings	1,606	10.3	1.36×More than typical	8,629	$90,446	7,212
Full-service restaurants	1,370	8.8	1.14×About typical	37,170	$30,048	491

Rank places for an industry Open Palm Beach County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 1,560,348 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $435.2K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Tequesta, Florida: $70.27 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $435.2K; −95% vs FY2025
Per resident: $70.27; US $1,994
Sole-source: 2.4%; US 30%
Single offer: 89%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$362.5K83%
Defense Logistics Agency$37.2K8.5%
Bureau of Land Management$27.8K6.4%
Department of the Air Force$7,6621.8%

Top recipients

GENESIS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC$387.6K89%
TAYLOR ENGINEERING, INC.$17.5K4.0%
DIRECT BRANDS, LLC$12.1K2.8%
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA$10.3K2.4%
MCCRAY COASTAL REALTY LLC$7,6621.8%

Spending by fiscal year

194.7KFY2017
530.3KFY2018
1.3MFY2019
873.3KFY2020
1.7MFY2021
382KFY2022
1MFY2023
1.2M

Top industries (NAICS)

Business support services · 5614$387.6K89%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$17.5K4.0%
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing · 3333$12.1K2.8%
Justice, public order, and safety activities · 9221$10.3K2.4%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$7,6621.8%

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Tequesta, Florida

BVA PROCEEDINGS SUPPORT SERVICES BPA ADD VAAR CLAUSE 852.222-71 IN COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 13899"$607.6K
GENESIS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC· Palm Beach County, FL· Professional services· Jul 20, 2026 – Jul 20, 2026· 36C10X26N0139
INVASIVE WEEK TREATMENT$235K
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, INC.· Palm Beach County, FL· Facilities & utilities· Sep 20, 2021 – Nov 25, 2025· 140L0121P0013
BLM-ES-ONA JUPITER INLET LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES - TEQUESTA POLICE DEPARTMENT$84.4K
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA· Palm Beach County, FL· Facilities & utilities· Jun 22, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026· 140L0123P0019

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Tequesta, Florida, so they do not add up across cities.

Tequesta, Florida's figures are part of those of Palm Beach County, FL ($3B in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Tequesta is mostly in Palm Beach County.

See federal money in Palm Beach County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Tequesta, Florida is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

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County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Palm Beach County76100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL66

Other cities and towns in Palm Beach County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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