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South of Southern, West Palm Beach
The Southend of West Palm Beach, running from Southern Boulevard south to the Lake Clarke Canal, between Flagler Drive on the Intracoastal and the Dixie Highway and Georgia Avenue corridor. Mid century block homes and ambitious new construction share the same grid, and the Southern Boulevard bridge puts Palm Beach island minutes away. The waterfront rows along Flagler Drive carry the premium.
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
West Palm Beach, 33405
Market Intelligence
Closed sales in the selected window, grouped by price tier.
SoSo closed sales by price tier, trailing twelve months, data through August 28, 2026. Source: Beaches MLS. · Updated September 1, 2026
Closed sales, Beaches MLS. Select any tier to view its recent sales. Tiers with fewer than three sales list each sale but show no median.
The Neighborhood
SoSo is shorthand for South of Southern, the stretch of West Palm Beach below Southern Boulevard that locals also call the Southend. It is an informal name for a very real market. On the walkable grid between the Intracoastal and Dixie Highway, 1940s and 1950s block homes, mid century ranches and serious new construction all share the same streets.
The draw is position. The Southern Boulevard bridge crosses to Palm Beach island in about five minutes. The Flagler Drive waterfront path runs the neighborhood’s whole eastern edge, and the Dixie Highway restaurant strip keeps growing. Buyers who want the island’s orbit without the island’s pricing land here first.
| Setting | Southern Boulevard south to the Lake Clarke Canal, Flagler Drive west to the Dixie Highway and Georgia Avenue corridor |
|---|---|
| Also Known As | The Southend |
| Original Fabric | 1940s and 1950s concrete block homes and mid century ranches |
| Historic Pocket | Prospect Park and Southland Park, built 1922 to 1945, National Register 2011 |
| The Bridge | Southern Boulevard to Palm Beach island, about five minutes |
| How It Trades | Waterfront and new construction set the ceiling, inland originals open the market |
| City Site | wpb.org |
| Housing Units | 1,963 at the 2020 Census, counted block by block within these exact bounds |
The oldest corner came first. Prospect Park, promoted in the 1920s as a high end neighborhood patterned on Brooklyn's, drew prominent business families and filled with Mediterranean Revival and Mission homes between 1922 and 1945. It became a city historic district in 1993 and joined the National Register in 2011.
The rest of the Southend was built out in the 1940s and 1950s with sturdy block homes and mid century ranches. That housing stock is exactly what today's builders and renovators want to work with, which is why the neighborhood carries some of the mainland's most active infill construction.
The waterfront corridor is its own market: Mediterranean Revival, modern new builds and renovated mid century homes along and near Flagler Drive. Some carry docks, seawalls and lifts on the parcels that permit them. These rows face the island across the water and set the neighborhood's ceiling.
Inland, the blocks of original bungalows and ranches open the market, and they are steadily being renovated or replaced. The spread between an original inland cottage and a new waterfront build is wide, which is precisely what keeps every kind of buyer circling.
Almost everything that matters is minutes away. The Southern Boulevard bridge lands beside the island's south end, downtown West Palm Beach is a short drive north, and the airport is ten minutes west. The Flagler Drive path gives the neighborhood a waterfront front porch for running, walking and biking.
Within the grid, South Olive Park anchors recreation, South Olive Elementary anchors families, and the South Dixie Highway strip keeps adding restaurants and shops.
Side by side
Market data is pulled live from the MLS on a trailing twelve-month basis, across all property types. Neighborhood details below are reference.
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South of Southern. It is the local name for the West Palm Beach Southend below Southern Boulevard, running south to the Lake Clarke Canal between Flagler Drive and the Dixie Highway and Georgia Avenue corridor. The name is informal, and the market it describes is very real.
The spread is wide by design. Original inland block homes open the market, renovated mid century homes sit in the middle, and new construction on and near the water sets the ceiling. Current medians and closings are in the market table on this page, which updates from closed sales automatically.
Because two markets share one grid. The blocks along and near Flagler Drive trade on water, views of the island and new construction, while the inland blocks trade on original mid century homes and renovation potential. A few hundred feet toward the water can move the price by multiples.
Yes. Prospect Park and Southland Park, built between 1922 and 1945, became a city historic district in 1993 and joined the National Register in 2011. Outside that pocket, the Southend has no district protections, which is why new construction concentrates there.
Outside the Prospect Park historic district, yes, and builders have noticed. The 1940s and 1950s lots are being renovated and replaced at a steady clip, and new construction is the fastest growing part of the Southend market.
El Cid sits north of Southern Boulevard with protected 1920s architecture and review over exterior work. SoSo offers the same waterfront and the same bridges with far more freedom to build. The choice usually comes down to architecture versus flexibility.
On the right parcel, yes. Homes along the waterfront corridor can carry docks, seawalls and lifts where permitting allows, and the Intracoastal runs the neighborhood’s entire eastern edge. Dock rights are parcel specific, so we confirm them property by property.
Walkable and busy in the right way. The Flagler path fills mornings and evenings, South Olive Park anchors weekends, and the Dixie corridor keeps adding restaurants. Palm Beach island’s shops and beaches sit five minutes over the bridge.
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