Flagler County · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach · population 106,729
Where Palm Coast stands
Home values down 3.1% in the last year. population growing 4.6% per year.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
Rent trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 14.8 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Palm Coast on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 14.8 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →Palm Coast has held up across the cycle: home values at $341,660 with +4.0% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.
Palm Coast is in a state where home insurance costs have doubled, climate risk repricing is still in progress, and the buyer pool is constrained by both. The bear case writes itself and is currently winning.
About Palm Coast
Palm Coast is a city in Flagler County, Florida, with an estimated population of 106,729. It anchors the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach metro area. The population has grown 4.6% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Palm Coast is $341,660 as of 2026-04, down 3.1% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.0% annual growth, and the market currently sits about 14% below its 5-year peak. Rents in Palm Coast average $1,929 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+1.6%). The composite momentum score is 54 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.
▲ Bull case
▼ Bear case
About Palm Coast (Wikipedia)
Palm Coast is a city in Flagler County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 89,258, an increase of almost 200% since the 2000 count of 32,832. The population was estimated to be 98,411 as of July 1, 2022. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported in May 2023 that the population of Palm Coast had surpassed Deltona, Florida as the most populous city in the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area.
Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.
City facts
Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.
Playbook
Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.
Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.
Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.
Local safety & alerts
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Run the numbers for Palm Coast
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.
Current weather
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Open current Palm Coast listings on the major real-estate sites.
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Local news & community
Latest news
- 48 dogs, 16 puppies rescued from 'awful' Palm Coast home; Flagler Sheriff investigatingFOX 35 Orlando · 2d ago
- Flagler County rescue takes in 67 dogs from severe neglect caseWKMG · 7h ago
- 11 Seward Trl E Unit A, Palm Coast, FL 32164Realtor.com · 1d ago
- Palm Coast Fire Department hosts free car seat safety eventWFTV · 1d ago
- Matanzas Woods Parkway Loop Road GroundbreakingCity of Palm Coast (.gov) · 1w ago
- Viral shark that pinged by Mar-a-Lago visits near Ivanka's home in FloridaThe Palm Beach Post · 6h ago
Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.
Local sports teams
Major professional teams the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.
Local economy & environment
Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.
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