Northwest, West Palm Beach: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the City of West Palm Beach’s neighborhood association map, historic districts map, parks map and parcel layer, the National Park Service’s National Register, Palm Beach County’s school zone open data, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research), Palm Tran and © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The Northwest neighborhood sits just north of the Tri-Rail station, on the numbered streets along Tamarind Avenue, Sapodilla Avenue and Rosemary Avenue. On the city’s neighborhood map it is the area of the Northwest Residents in Action association: about 181 acres and about 360 home parcels, all in ZIP code 33401. It is also one of the city’s local historic districts, and the National Park Service added the Northwest Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan. 22, 1992.

What this means for you

• High school: Forest Hill Community High, for every home parcel. It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 grades.
• Home value: $447,355 in ZIP code 33401 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest I-95 exit: exit 70 (Okeechobee Boulevard), about 2.5 miles by road; exit 71 (Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard) is about 2.6 miles.

Part of our West Palm Beach neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The neighborhood runs north from Banyan Boulevard through Second to 11th streets, with Tamarind Avenue down its middle and Division Avenue and Douglass Avenue among its side streets. It lies inside the city’s Downtown Master Plan area, northwest of the Clematis Street blocks. See our downtown neighborhood page.

From the city’s parcel layer:

The parcel records date the single-family houses from 1915 to 2024. About 15% of the home parcels (54) carry a homestead exemption, the Property Appraiser’s mark of a full-time owner’s residence.

Schools

From Palm Beach County’s open data copy of the School District of Palm Beach County’s attendance zones, matched to every home parcel:

Each school name links to its state report card. U.B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary is inside the neighborhood. The elementary zone splits the neighborhood, so check the exact address on the district’s Find My School map. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 33401 was $447,355 in August 2026, up 4% from $430,217 in August 2025. Zillow’s figure for West Palm Beach as a whole was $404,294, up 1.4%. The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family houses and condos together, not a sale price. ZIP code 33401 also covers downtown’s condo towers, so the figure is not the Northwest’s alone. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks map and parks listing:

• Alice Mickens Park, 701 Third St.: playground, basketball and picnic tables.
• Heart & Soul Park and the Tamarind Avenue Butterfly Garden, both inside the neighborhood on the city’s map.
• Nathaniel Adams Park, about 0.15 mile north of the neighborhood’s edge.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• I-95: exit 70 (Okeechobee Boulevard), about 2.5 miles by road; exit 71 (Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard), about 2.6 miles.
• City Hall, 401 Clematis St.: about 0.6 mile.
• Airport (1000 James L. Turnage Blvd.): about 3.8 miles.
• These are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine from the middle of the neighborhood to where each exit meets its cross street, not drive times. Exit numbers are from OpenStreetMap.
• Bus: Palm Tran’s September 2026 schedule data shows Route 31 (45th Street/Tamarind Avenue) stopping along Tamarind Avenue, and Routes 1 and 41 and the 95 Port St. Lucie Express on Banyan Boulevard. The Tri-Rail and Amtrak station at 203 S. Tamarind Ave. is just south. See Palm Tran’s route pages.

More in our getting around guide.

HOAs

The city’s neighborhood map lists Northwest Residents in Action as the neighborhood association here. The city’s notes on that map say neighborhood associations are self-administered and not mandated by the city.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists a CVS Pharmacy at 1301 N. Dixie Hwy., about 0.2 mile from the neighborhood’s edge, and a Publix at 275 S. Rosemary Ave., about 0.3 mile south.

How we drew this area

This page follows the Northwest Residents in Action boundary on the City of West Palm Beach’s neighborhood association map, which the city drew with residents and association presidents. Home counts come from the city’s parcel layer on Oct. 10, 2026, and ZIP codes from the city’s address layer. Each home parcel was matched to Palm Beach County’s open data copy of the district’s attendance zones. Store locations and road distances use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is the Northwest neighborhood in West Palm Beach zoned for?

U.B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary or Roosevelt Elementary, then Conniston Middle and Forest Hill Community High, in Palm Beach County’s copy of the district’s zones. Forest Hill earned an A in Florida’s 2026 grades.

Is the Northwest neighborhood a historic district?

Yes. The city lists a Northwest local historic district, and the Northwest Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan. 22, 1992.

Is Northwest West Palm Beach a good place to live?

Here are the facts. The neighborhood has about 360 home parcels, a mix of houses and small apartment buildings, next to the Tri-Rail station and Alice Mickens Park. The typical home value in ZIP code 33401 was $447,355 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

Which bus serves Tamarind Avenue in West Palm Beach?

Palm Tran Route 31 (45th Street/Tamarind Avenue) stops along Tamarind Avenue through the neighborhood, according to Palm Tran’s September 2026 schedule data.