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Palm Beach County absentee owner list, FL

187,014absentee-owned properties today · refreshed weekly

187,014 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Palm Beach County, FL has 187,014 absentee-owned properties today, read from Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 33417, 33401, 33411. 7,107 of these owners are also on the tax delinquent list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when owner's mailing address is a different house/street than the property (owner-occupancy credit and same-town PO boxes not counted).

Three Palm Beach County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Sanderling Cir WBoynton Beach10of 10Owner lives out of stateTax lien sold on the property
Shawnee LnLake Worth10of 10Owner's mailing address is elsewhereTax lien sold on the property
Cobia CirBoynton Beach10of 10Owner's mailing address is elsewhereTax lien sold on the property

Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.

7,107Also on the tax delinquent list7,107 Palm Beach County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Palm Beach County list is made

Palm Beach County's absentee owner list comes from the Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight property roll records: we read the owner's mailing address compared with the property address for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: owner's mailing address is a different house/street than the property (owner-occupancy credit and same-town PO boxes not counted).

Palm Beach County data dictionaryMailing address differs from the property.

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Palm Beach County owners are

Top 5 cities by absentee-owned properties
CityPropertiesShare
West Palm Beach36,43619%
Boca Raton26,75114%
Delray Beach22,08012%
Boynton Beach18,38010%
Lake Worth14,5128%

Top ZIP codes: 33417 West Palm Beach (7,436), 33401 West Palm Beach (7,248), 33411 West Palm Beach (7,072), 33435 Boynton Beach (6,963), 33404 Riviera Beach (6,916).

Distribution

Absentee-owned properties in Palm Beach County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years29,899 16%
2 to 5 years42,427 23%
5 to 10 years46,440 25%
10 to 20 years45,288 25%
20+ years19,087 10%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k16,015 9%
$100k to $200k41,480 22%
$200k to $350k49,201 26%
$350k to $500k28,780 15%
$500k+51,538 28%
properties by county value
The numbers

Absentee-owned properties in Palm Beach County: what stands out

187,014 absentee-owned properties in Palm Beach County right now, with a median county value of $301,455. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 7 years. 1% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

West Palm Beach holds the most (36,436, 19%), followed by Boca Raton (26,751), Delray Beach (22,080), Boynton Beach (18,380).

By ZIP code, 33417 (West Palm Beach) has 7,436, 33401 (West Palm Beach) has 7,248, 33411 (West Palm Beach) has 7,072: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Palm Beach County: owner lives out of state; tax lien sold on the property; owner's mailing address is elsewhere.

The largest group by years owned is 5 to 10 years (46,440 properties); by county value it is $500k+ (51,538).

The official source

Where the official Palm Beach County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with tax delinquent. Florida rules and the Florida guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

Owners who do not live in the house are less attached to it, and every repair, vacancy or tax bill is a reason to sell.

How to work the Palm Beach County list

  • Stack with owned 10+ years (tired landlords) or code violations.
  • Use the mailing address for direct mail: it is where the owner really lives.
  • Check the portfolio count: an owner with 5+ properties may sell several at once.
The letter to send: absentee owner ownersFor absentee owners of houses and rentals

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer interested in your rental at [property address]. If managing it from a distance, tenants or repairs have become more work than they are worth, I can buy it with the tenants in place, as-is, on your timeline.

No showings, no repairs, no commissions.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

Questions

How many absentee-owned properties are in Palm Beach County, FL?

187,014 on the latest county file, from official Palm Beach County records (Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight). The count is refreshed every week.

How is absentee owner defined?

The owner's mailing address is a different house or street than the property. Owner-occupancy tax credits and same-town PO boxes are not counted.

Do you include the mailing address?

Yes, in the app and in exports.

Every Palm Beach County absentee owner owner, with the reasons.

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