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A charming coastal town with proximity to Fort Lauderdale
About 30 miles north of Fort Lauderdale sits Lantana, a small Palm Beach County town with an eclectic history. In the 1970s and '80s, it served as the home to the world’s largest Christmas tree, purchased by the owner of the National Enquirer, who moved his popular tabloid newspaper from New Jersey to Lantana in 1971. Every year’s tree, which ended up being over 100 feet tall, could be seen for miles and drew countless visitors to Lantana annually. Despite its brush with global fame, Lantana has remained a quiet beach town that is home to about 12,000 people today. Its residents enjoy proximity to Fort Lauderdale and Miami with lower home prices and a less crowded feel than those cities.
Lantana Pines offers a quiet, slow-paced beach town in the middle of South Florida.
Take Ocean Ave from Lantana Pines over into the beach.
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Homes are a mix of modest ranch-style and $1 million estates
Lantana’s neighborhoods are filled with midcentury-era ranch-style and bungalow homes, some painted in pastels. They sit on small, manicured lawns, often with in-ground backyard pools. Across the bridge along East Ocean Avenue, the homes on Hypoluxo Island are often larger, sitting on bigger lawns surrounded by tall palm trees, and are priced at $1 million or more. However, the median price for single-family homes is about $455,000, lower than that of neighboring Fort Lauderdale. Townhouses are also available, with a median price of about $390,000.
Colorful ranch homes line the quiet streets of Ocean Breeze.
Traditional single family home in Ocean Breeze neighborhood.
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Fishing at Bicentennial Park, golfing at Atlantis County Club
Bicentennial Park offers green space, a fishing pier and a playground with water views. Across the bridge, Lantana Municipal Beach offers surf and sand, with nearby Lantana Beach Park offering a playground and picnic tables. Nearby Hypoluxo Scrub Natural Area has a hiking trail that winds through almost 100 acres of protected Florida scrub. John Prince Park is about 4 miles away and is a sprawling 726 acres with more hiking trails, a splash pad, basketball and pickleball courts, an exercise area with a dedicated space for those in wheelchairs and a boat launch into Lake Osbourne. Golfers head into nearby Atlantis to play at the private Lost City Golf Club or the public Atlantis Country Club.
Be free and be your dream butterfly at Lanata Bicentennial Park in Downtown Lantana, FL.
John Prince Park covers over 725 acres.
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Students attend schools within Palm Beach County School District
Palm Beach County School District serves the city and rates a B-plus on Niche. The district is the fifth largest in the state and offers school choice. The closest private school is Lake Worth Christian School, which rates an A on Niche and serves prekindergarten through 12th grade.
Lake Worth Christian School Society provides education in the neighborhood of
High Ridge.
Lantana Community Middle School is yellow and blue.
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Shopping and dining in town or in nearby West Palm Beach
The stretch of East Ocean Boulevard from Route 1 to Hypoluxo Island offers locally owned restaurants and boutiques. National retailers and chain restaurants line Lantana Road. More shopping, dining and entertainment options are in West Palm Beach, about 11 miles away. While there are no hospitals in town, HCA Florida JFK Hospital is about 3 miles away.
Lantana Pines residents enjoy dining at the famous Old Key Lime House.
Ocean Breeze residents enjoying a local delight at the iconic Old Key Lime House.
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Residents gather for events, including Barefoot Mailman Family Day
Annual events include Barefoot Mailman Family Day in March, which includes live music, food, and craft vendors at Lantana Beach; Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt at Maddock Park in April; and the July 4th Town of Lantana Firework Event at Bicentennial Park, which includes food trucks, vendors and fireworks once the sun goes down.
Capture a moment with The Barefoot Mailman Statue near Deerfield Beach.
Lantana Bicentennial Park
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I-95 and Palm Tran buses keep residents moving
Interstate 95 runs along the city’s west side and connects to the rest of South Florida. Palm Tran buses stop along Lantana Avenue and travel to the southwest corner of West Palm Beach. Palm Beach International Airport is about 10 miles away.
The town participates in the National Flood Insurance Program
Southern Florida is prone to hurricanes, and Lantana is next to the coast, making it susceptible to flooding. The town participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, which provides insurance for property owners, renters and businesses. Crime statistics for Lantana are not readily available.
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About 11 miles south of West Palm Beach, still in the throes of South Florida suburbia, is the town of Lantana and the neighborhood of Ocean Breeze. “Even though it feels like the suburbs, living in Ocean Breeze provides a small-town feel,” says real estate specialist Laura Segura with RE/MAX Select Group Realty. She lives in Ocean Breeze and has over 20 years of real estate experience. “Lantana has its own police and fire departments and town council. Mostly, there are no HOAs, so boats and RVs are in people’s driveways. East Lantana is like a fishing town.”
The traffic on Dixie Highway is the only thing between the Ocean Breeze neighborhood and easy access to the Intracoastal Waterway. “People are out walking all the time. I can walk to the beach from my house,” Segura says. There is a walking path on the side of the bridge on Ocean Avenue. The price range of the homes is mainly from $300,000 to $500,000. Some homes could be as much as $900,000, but those are multi-family houses. On HOA-free streets, the architecture varies with ranch-style homes, bungalows, split-level and even two-story colonial revival homes mainly from the 1950s and ‘60s. “When I first moved here many years ago, nobody knew about the area,” Segura says. “That’s changing. Though, the prices are still lower than in Boynton Beach.” There are a couple of subdivisions with amenities and monthly homeowners association fees, including a neighborhood of townhouses and free-standing single-family homes. Fees can run from $175 to $350 a month.
Just off Ocean Avenue, on the western side of the bridge to cross the Intracoastal Waterway, there’s the public town of Lantana boat ramp. Across from that are two green spaces that have convenient water access. Bicentennial Park has a playground and picnic area, and Lyman Kayak Park has a launch for kayaks or similar watercraft and an observational dock. Further inland, Maddock Park’s amenities include a dog park divided into two areas depending on the pooch's size. The skate park is relatively small and has basic skateboarding obstacles.
Close to the boat ramp near the bridge over the Intracoastal is a house from the 1880s that, for a century, was used as a regular residence. When the house changed owners in the late 1980s, it was transformed into a restaurant you can’t miss on the bridge's western side. The Old Key Lime House is painted lime green and has been a seafood favorite for over 30 years. Victoria’s Peruvian is a family owned neighborhood favorite restaurant with a homey vibe and traditional food from Peru. “I particularly like the soups, but everything is good there,” Segura says. Publix and ALDI are short drives, both located on Lantana Road.
The Palm Beach County School District, rated a B-plus overall on Niche, serves the town of Lantana. Both Lantana Elementary School and Lantana Community Middle School are either in the neighborhood or very close to houses in Ocean Breeze. Lantana Elementary School is rated a C-plus. Lantana Community Middle School has a 14-to-1 student-teacher ratio and a C-plus rating. Kids attending this school can take classes in the Medical Science Honors program. Lake Worth High School also receives a C-plus Niche grade with a 91% graduation rate. The Palm Beach Maritime Academy is a public, tuition-free charter school with a curriculum enriched by maritime and marine science studies. It’s a K-8 school that receives a C grade on Niche.
There are multiple bus stops on Dixie Highway and Lantana Road for those relying on public transportation. The Palm Tran bus system serves locations around Palm Beach County. The Ocean Breeze neighborhood is 3 miles from the Lake Worth and the Boynton Beach Tri-Rail commuter line, going as far south as downtown Miami.
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