Most buyers who end up in Tequesta didn’t set out to. They came to look in Jupiter, toured a handful of homes, and then drove a little farther north to catch one more showing. Somewhere past the Loxahatchee the lots got bigger and the streets went quiet, and the question changed from which Jupiter house they wanted to whether Jupiter was the right town at all. That is usually where Tequesta comes in.

It is worth being precise about what “crossing the bridge” actually means, though, because the map is not quite as tidy as the phrase suggests.

Where Jupiter Ends and Tequesta Begins

It is tempting to treat the Loxahatchee River as the line between the two, especially since you usually cross a bridge to get from Jupiter’s busier core toward…

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For decades, the snowbird map of Florida’s southeast coast kept a familiar shape. The best-known winter addresses sat well to the south, in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and the established stretches of Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. The working assumption was that farther south meant warmer, busier, and more desirable. That map is being redrawn. A growing share of seasonal buyers are looking north, into the northern Palm Beaches, Martin County, and St. Lucie County, and the reasons behind that shift say a great deal about how Florida has changed over the past decade.

Why the Search Is Moving North

The move north is really two searches at once, and they lead to different parts of the coast. Some buyers are looking for room and a slower pace. Others…

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