Here's How The Wealthiest People In Florida Live
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Published 2022-08-08
Every time a billionaire spends $1,000, that’s like you spending $1. So that last minute pair of shoes you threw in your cart at Target? That would be like a billionaire dropping $50k on a last-minute brand new car.
That’s how things are in a place like this. I don’t know if the people who live here are nice or if where they came from. But I know they have lots of money.
Welcome to Palm Beach, Florida. The playground of the rich and the elite. Paradise island. The Gold Coast. Whatever you call it - this community is really just a narrow stretch of land off the coast of Florida. Across the bridge is West Palm Beach. It’s just a short drive north of Miami.
There are just over 8,000 residents in Palm Beach, although many don’t live here year round. Most of them are millionaires of some sort. You can’t afford it.
Right now, we’re driving around on the island’s north end, which is generally considered to be the most exclusive part of Palm Beach, although there are exceptions.
We’re going to drive around Palm Beach for a bit and ohh and aww at the giant homes and the amenities here, and talk about who these people are and what in the hell they do for a living. I’ve been to a lot of fancy areas in my day, and I don’t think I’ve seen a place that’s quite like it.
I wish we could see beyond all these hedges, but of course - that’s the point - to wall themselves off from the rest of us. As we drive around, we’ll catch glimpses of the opulence here. I did my best to capture the essence of the place while being surrounded by walls and walls of greenery.
Clearly, these people have had success in whatever venture they pursued. The average cost of a home here is more than two million dollars. Technically, that makes Palm Beach the 4th most expensive zip code in the United States. And even though these average houses we’re looking at right now are worth 2 or 3 million bucks, there are mansions here worth more than fifty million. One sold for $125 million not too long ago.
It’s really neat here, huh? It’s like this every street you turn down on the north end of Palm Beach. Miles and miles of it. Oddly, or not - every street looks the exact same. It’s an endless labyrinth of perfect hedges and tile.
Everywhere you turn in this place, it just screams money. All over are gated mansions, elite clubs, high end shopping, equestrian grounds, polo grounds, yachts, sports cars, you name it they have it.
And for many people here, this is just their second home. A lot of these houses we’re lookin at are locked up for the summer, hurricane shutters and all.
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All Comments (21)
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FYI. Re Mar a Largo, when Trump created the social club there, it was the first club in Palm Beach to open to Blacks and Jews. To enter, you only needed to pay the fee, so was based on merit. All the other clubs discriminated.
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The landscapers must do very well here -thumbs up
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Our government throws around the net worth of that island like it's pocket change.
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I love Nick's video and his sense of humor and how he gets under some people's skin, it's hilarious. Keep up the good work
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I use to work on posh Worth Avenue, Palm Beach. Interesting time. The wealthy were definitely in their own world and cherished being catered to. Then some were so down to earth, one would never think they were wealthy.
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My favorite clothing brand, Lilly Pulitzer, was founded in West Palm Beach in 1959! You drove past the original storefront right there on Worth Avenue : )
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In your opening shot as you pan the beach and follow the road turning left, the grey house with the mansard roof (to your immediate right) was the home of Este Lauder. At 7:37 that was John Lennon's mansion now owned by author James Patterson. John and Yoko Ono used to frequently have lunch at Taboo on Worth Avenue.
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The only people I could co-exist with in that neighborhood would be the "employees". The cooks, the gardeners, the assistants, the maids - real, less pretentious people.
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As someone who grew up in Palm Beach County, FL, I find this interesting. I've been to Palm Beach a few times. If you don't live there or you don't ride around in a "Palm Beach" car, you'll stand out like a sore thumb. It is nice, calm, quiet and peaceful.
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I have been to Palm Beach twice. Once I drove a CRV and stayed the day. Second time I went there a year later, I parked in West Palm Beach and rode a folding bicycle all over the place. It was a blast to experience the contrast of wealth. During the day an army goes up there and works at various businesses and lawn care. Usually mid morning you can hear the equipment used in lawn care. Ironically I was always treated nice, and I never had a problem with the Police. If you're middle class and want to go to the beach in Florida, Lido Beach / St. Armands Circle, or Clearwater / Pinellas County beaches is probably a more affordable destination with tons of places to eat and things to do. There is a Starbucks on Worth Avenue, and the Publix is the only one I have ever seen where there is no big green P / Publix name on the front. Ironically on Ocean Boulevard there is a clock tower that is the beginning of Worth Avenue.
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Whhhaaatt?!?! How could they not let you into that fancy schmancy club? You should have told them, “do you know who I am?! I am the famous Nick Johnson of YouTube! Haven’t you heard my album on iTunes?” I’m sure they would have said “oh I’m sorry Mr. Johnson…please come right on in.” Lol 😉
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The sound of landscaping equipment going off 24/7.
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Wow this is super nice Nick. Thanks for sharing. Awsome video
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I’ve worked in palm beach for the last 2 years and 99% of them are really nice people and treat the people that work for them great. I’m an electrician and it’s the best place I’ve ever worked.
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Another great video, Nick. We have a family friend who lives in that area. She invited us to an event at the country club. Never before in my life have I witnessed such extravagance. As part of the dessert course, there was some item which was served in a glass. There was some sort of brown goo between the bottom of the glass and the plate, which appeared to be used to hold the glass in place and ensure that it would not tip over. My curiosity got the best of me, and I removed the glass from the plate to see what the goo was. I discovered that it smelled like chocolate. So I ate it. That was surely a sign of how lacking in class I was, but honestly, I've never liked wasting food, and it certainly seemed edible. Each guest at that function was given a goodie bag which included, among a bunch of nice things, a bottle of prosecco. Between that meal and the meal we had a day or two later at the yacht club, I began to feel sick. It was simply too much very rich food. It seems my body could not tolerate such a lifestyle. Those bridges between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach are there to maintain the segregation between the super rich and the others. Actually, I found much of coastal West Palm Beach to be very nice, too. It's just inland where we saw the abject poverty it sounds like you will address in your next video. The sock story, I think, really exemplifies just how insulated the people of Palm Beach are from the outside world. It's kind of sad, really. They may be safe there, but they're holed up there and can't go very far from their homes without feeling threatened. Oh, and one year, the Koch family sponsored the New Year's fireworks display there!
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I Really Enjoy Your Video's Glad You Do This For The People Who Might Never Visit These Locations.
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Thanks for the tour.
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Very Entertaining Video, Florida is great to look at, but I've never been there before, I get that most Inlanders travel all around like a fancy carousel though, makes it kinda fun to want to drive around a lot of the scenic routes around there. Nice blend of everything.
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I just watched your Miami Beach videos the other day. welcome to Palm Beach county.
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I remember when I lived in downtown West Palm Beach and used to drive over to the island out of curiosity.
