From 2007-2011, I dived from Fort Lauderdale to Jupiter, looking for my favorite diving. I decided on Boynton Beach, West Palm, and Jupiter.
We were lucky that this was around the low in the housing market. We bought a modest 3 bdrm townhouse in Hypoluxo at the end of 2011, north of Boynton Beach, just off the Intracostal. Over the 10 years, prices for townhouses in our community have about doubled. We pay a little less than $300/mo for HOA fees, about $3,100/yr for home insurance, and about $1,100 for flood insurance.
I'm 3 miles to Boynton Harbor Marina, 15 mi to West Palm and the BHB, and 30 mi from Jupiter. Now, with 1,200 dives in SE FL, I'm very happy with our decision. This was just about the only diving I did during most of the pandemic