Kelsey City

West Palm Beach, FL

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Kelsey City - West Palm Beach, FL Area Guide

In 1919, Harry Seymour Kelsey arrived in Palm Beach County for the first time. He eventually purchased more than 100,000 acres, making him the county's largest land owner. He named his new town Kelsey City and he hired the Olmsted Brothers to lay out the town -- making it Florida's first planned community. In 1939, Kelsey City was renamed Lake Park. But to honor the town founder, a waterfront park was named for Kelsey. Lake Park Town Hall, built in 1927, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Lake Park is a beautiful community located seven miles north of West Palm Beach. If you choose an apartment in Lake Park, you'll enjoy spending the afternoon at Kelsey Park, which overlooks the inlet and includes a large playground, a pavilion, and a walking path. With South Florida's white-sand beaches about two miles east, spend time surfing, beachcombing, and swimming at popular locations like Ocean Reef Park, an oceanfront park complete with bath houses and picnic areas.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Kelsey City is $2,026 for one bedroom, $2,310 for two bedrooms, and $2,349 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Kelsey City has increased by 3.4% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 856 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,026/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 949 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,310/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,221 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,349/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

60 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

60 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Fairly Noisy

Quiet Score

70 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
  • Loggerhead Marinelife Center
  • Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
  • Grassy Waters Preserve
  • Four Arts Gardens

Airports

  • Palm Beach International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.