People playing tennis at South Olive Park in the South of Southern (SoSo) residential area of West Palm Beach, Florida.

People playing tennis at South Olive Park in the South of Southern (SoSo) residential area of West Palm Beach, Florida.

 Photographer: Saul Martinez/Bloomberg

What Happens When the Top 1% of New York Converge on Your Town

Homes in the hottest areas of West Palm Beach have almost doubled in price since the pre-pandemic days, leaving longtime locals with mixed feelings.

Scott McCabe bought his home in the Belair historic district of West Palm Beach, Florida, 22 years ago for $154,000.

The little blue house, on land that was once a pineapple plantation, hasn’t changed much. Everything around it has.