South Florida HOA Fee Index · community report · as of October 18, 2026 · West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County
Forest Lakes, West Palm Beach: HOA fees, what sold, and what is for sale today
As of October 18, 2026, the median monthly-equivalent homeowners association fee among 6 active Forest Lakes listings with a usable fee is $422, in line with the West Palm Beach townhouse and villa median of $432. 6 Forest Lakes townhouses are listed for sale in West Palm Beach. 2 of 6 active listings have recorded current asking price below original.
Over the twelve months October 2025 to September 2026, 7 Forest Lakes townhouses closed at a median $270,000, a median 2% under their original asking price.
Key takeaways
- Median listed HOA fee in Forest Lakes: $422/mo across 6 active listings with a usable fee, in line with the West Palm Beach townhouse and villa median of $432.
- 7 Forest Lakes townhouses closed October 2025 to September 2026 at a median $270,000, 98% of original asking price.
- 6 Forest Lakes townhouses are for sale as of October 18, 2026 at a median asking price of $314,750; 2 of 6 show a current asking price below original.
- Median recorded cumulative days on market among active listings: 58.
Small sample: Forest Lakes has fewer than 20 townhouses and villas for sale and fewer than 20 closings in the window, so single listings move these figures. Read them as indicative and check the counts under each number.
The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.
For Forest Lakes owners
Own a townhouse or villa in Forest Lakes? The association fee is fixed at sale. The asking price is your decision.
Buyers comparing Forest Lakes townhouses and villas see the listed monthly association fee beside every asking price and weigh the two together. You cannot change the association fee when you sell; you can set the price with the association fee, the closed sales and the current competition in Forest Lakes already accounted for.
46.2% of active townhouse and villa listings in West Palm Beach have a recorded asking price below their original list price.
The data comes from the segment and recorded fields available in PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS feed, as of the date shown. Gia Freer, Broker of Record, turns comparable sales and current competition into one written pricing opinion for your Forest Lakes townhouse or villa, with the reasoning, before it goes live.
No website estimate, no automated number: a written opinion of value prepared by hand, within one business day.
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Own in Forest Lakes? Pricing correctly is a skill. Gia Freer prices your townhouse or villa from this data, with the association fee factored in.
Ask Ava about this dataPrice my Forest Lakes townhouse or villa correctlyFor buyers and sellers: Sellers here are asking a median $314,750 while the last twelve months of sales closed at a median $270,000, 98% of the original asking price. That gap, plus 6 competing homes, is the pricing reality a Forest Lakes seller starts from; the listed fee median of $422/mo among 6 active records with a usable fee is a comparison point, not a quote for a specific home. Confirm its actual fee and coverage with the association.
The story for media: "7 townhouses in Forest Lakes, West Palm Beach, sold between October 2025 and September 2026 at a median price of $270,000, or 98% of their original asking price, while 6 remain for sale; the median listed monthly-equivalent association fee is $422 among 6 active records with a usable fee, according to PBP Real Estate's daily analysis of BeachesMLS data as of October 18, 2026."
What townhouses and villas actually sold in Forest Lakes, month by month
Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate's brokerage feed, townhouse and villa listings (not condominiums by tax legal description) permitted for internet display. Active and under contract as of Oct 18, 2026; closed sales October 2025 to September 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Range $240,000 to $305,000. Sold figures cover listings permitted for internet display and closed between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026; they are counts and medians, never an opinion of any home's value.
Where the Forest Lakes fee sits among West Palm Beach townhouses and villas
Shaded band = 25th to 75th percentile of West Palm Beach HOA fees for sale today. Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate's brokerage feed, townhouse and villa listings (not condominiums by tax legal description) permitted for internet display. Active and under contract as of Oct 18, 2026; closed sales October 2025 to September 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
What the Forest Lakes fee includes, as entered by listing brokers
- Common areas 83.3%
- Grounds 66.7%
- Trash 50%
- Building insurance 33.3%
- Security 16.7%
- Pest control 16.7%
- Cable TV 16.7%
Share of the 6 Forest Lakes listings that state what the fee covers. Utilities, insurance and reserves change what a fee is worth; compare coverage before dollars.
What townhouses and villas are for sale in Forest Lakes today
Source: BeachesMLS via PBP Real Estate's brokerage feed, townhouse and villa listings (not condominiums by tax legal description) permitted for internet display. Active and under contract as of Oct 18, 2026; closed sales October 2025 to September 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
See every Forest Lakes listing with photos, fees and days on market, or get an email when a new Forest Lakes home lists.
Counts of the townhouse and villa listings for sale whose agent-written public remarks mention each item; not verified and not a statement about the association. Ask for the budget, reserve study and any assessment resolution before writing an offer.
What do buyers and sellers ask about Forest Lakes?
What is the HOA fee in Forest Lakes, West Palm Beach?
As of October 18, 2026, the median monthly-equivalent association fee across the 6 Forest Lakes townhouses for sale that state a fee is $422. That is in line with the West Palm Beach townhouse and villa median of $432. The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.
What did townhouses and villas in Forest Lakes sell for?
7 Forest Lakes townhouses closed between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026 at a median $270,000 ($210 per square foot), ranging from $240,000 to $305,000. The median sale closed at 98% of the original asking price and 98.5% of the final asking price, after a median 42 cumulative days on market. Closings are reported to the MLS with a lag, so the window ends with the last full month; 1 October 2026 closing has been reported so far and is not in the medians.
How many Forest Lakes townhouses and villas are for sale, and are prices being cut?
6 Forest Lakes townhouses are listed as of October 18, 2026, asking from $279,000 to $368,889, median $314,750; 0 more are under contract. 2 of 6 active records have current ListPrice below OriginalListPrice. The remainder is not a never-cut group. Median nonmissing recorded CDOM is 58 days, not an independently reconstructed property history.
Does Forest Lakes have special assessments, age restrictions or membership requirements?
We report what listing agents wrote, not what the association has decided. Among the 6 Forest Lakes listings for sale, 0 mention a special assessment in the public remarks; 0 state an age restriction such as 55+; 0 mention a required club or equity membership; 0 mention a land or recreation lease. Confirm every one of these with the association documents before writing an offer.
How is this Forest Lakes report built and how often is it updated?
Refresh is scheduled daily from PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS data feed: active and under-contract townhouse and villa listings in West Palm Beach whose subdivision field names Forest Lakes, plus available closings in the twelve months ending September 30, 2026. Use the report's statistical date and qualifying counts. Fees are converted to a monthly equivalent and usable association layers are summed. Medians need five or more records, percentages ten or more; smaller groups are shown as counts. Forest Lakes is a small sample (under 20 listings and under 20 sales), so read its figures as indicative. This is a market read of MLS listing data, not an opinion of value about any unit or a statement about the association's finances. The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.
Analyst: Gia Freer, Broker of Record, PBP Real Estate, LLC (Lic. BK689801), available on the record: 561-395-8418.
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Straight-line distance from Forest Lakes; median monthly fee and units on the market from the same daily snapshot.
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Method: listings whose MLS subdivision field maps to Forest Lakes after normalization (section and phase records merged; master community plus its neighborhoods), townhouses and villas whose tax legal description does not record a condominium (those that do are reported in the Condo Fee Index), West Palm Beach, permitted for internet display in PBP Real Estate's BeachesMLS data feed. Active and under-contract figures are from the daily snapshot as of October 18, 2026; closed sales are from a rolling archive and cover October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, the last full month, because closings are reported to the MLS with a lag. Fees are as entered by each listing office, converted to a monthly equivalent, with master and sub-association layers summed. Medians require five or more records and percentages ten or more; smaller groups are shown as counts. Remark-based flags are keyword classifications of agent-written text and are not verified. Nothing here is an opinion of value about any property or a statement about any association's finances. The fees displayed are only as accurate as the brokerage that provided them in its individual listings through the multiple listing service. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.
All listings featuring the BMLS logo are provided by BeachesMLS, Inc. This information is not verified for authenticity or accuracy and is not guaranteed. Copyright © 2026 BeachesMLS, Inc.
IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers' personal, non-commercial use, and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS. Data last updated October 18, 2026.
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