Celebrities and Athletes Who Live in South Florida (2026 Edition)
June 21, 2026 · 9 min read · By Onias Derilus, Broker
South Florida has quietly become one of the most celebrity-dense regions in the country. From Jupiter's golf colony to Miami's Billionaire Bunker, here's who actually lives here in 2026.
If you have ever wondered what celebrities live in Florida, the southern end of the state is where a lot of them ended up. South Florida has quietly turned into one of the most celebrity-heavy markets in the country. There is no state income tax. The waterfront living is about as good as it gets anywhere. And for people who can buy real privacy, it is available here. That combination has pulled a long list of athletes, entertainers, and billionaires into Palm Beach County, Broward, and Miami-Dade, the three counties at the core of Pure Equity's service area. Here is who is publicly confirmed as living here in 2026.
Jupiter and the Bear's Club: golf's home base
Jupiter, Florida is the unofficial capital of pro golf's residential scene. A lot of that centers on The Bear's Club, a Jack Nicklaus signature community built around the kind of access and privacy that draws names like these:
- Michael Jordan: Two Bear's Club properties. One is a roughly 26,000 to 28,000 sq ft custom compound, and the second is an estate he reportedly bought for $16.5 million in March 2024. (Full story)
- Rory McIlroy: A 9-bedroom, 2.4-acre Bear's Club estate he bought from fellow pro Ernie Els in 2017. It is now valued at $18 million or more and is confirmed as his primary US home in 2026.
- Serena Williams: A custom 6,770 sq ft estate in Jupiter, bought in September 2020 from Yadier Molina for $8 million, per The Real Deal.
- Brooks Koepka: A 13,000 sq ft, six-bedroom waterfront mansion on Pennock Point in Jupiter, finished in 2022.
- Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay: All three are Bear's Club members and confirmed Jupiter residents, per Golf Digest and Golf365.
Jupiter Island: the wealthiest zip code
Jupiter Island is a barrier-island town in Martin County, and it ranks year after year among the wealthiest enclaves in America by median home value. It pulls in people who want something even more private than Jupiter.
- Tiger Woods: A reported 10-plus-acre oceanfront estate, bought around 2006 for a reported $40 million, with a private four-green golf practice facility on the grounds. (Full story)
- Greg Norman: A long-time Jupiter Island resident, confirmed via Treasure Coast Home Spot.
- Nick Saban: The retired football coach recently picked up a Jupiter Island estate for his retirement.
- Phil Mickelson: Bought land on Jupiter Island in December 2020 and is reportedly building a home there.
Indian Creek Island: the billionaire bunker
Indian Creek Island in Miami-Dade is a private island village with its own police force, one guarded bridge in or out, and roughly 40 waterfront lots. People call it the "Billionaire Bunker," and the names below explain why.
- Mark Zuckerberg: Reportedly paid $170 million for an estate here in early 2026, which set the all-time Miami-Dade record for a single home. (Full story)
- Jeff Bezos: Put together a multi-property compound on the island across three purchases that reportedly total $237 million.
- Tom Brady: Owns a 25,000 sq ft compound on Indian Creek, built on a $17 million lot he bought in 2020. He is reportedly thinking about selling.
- Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner: Bought a 6-bedroom Indian Creek estate for $24 million in April 2021.
- David Guetta: A $69 million, 12-bedroom, 16,000 sq ft waterfront estate, bought in 2023.
- Julio Iglesias: Has lived on Indian Creek since 1979.
Palm Beach County newcomers (2025 to 2026)
Two big celebrity real estate moves landed in Palm Beach County within months of each other:
- Mark Wahlberg: Closed on a $37 million "Palazzo di Lago" estate at Stone Creek Ranch in Delray Beach in October 2025, per CNBC. The 17,800 sq ft mansion sits on a private lake. It was his biggest real estate move since he left California.
- Kevin James: The "King of Queens" star paid $17.15 million for a Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club estate in Boca Raton, according to The Real Deal (March 2026).
Broward County: Messi's Fort Lauderdale home
When Lionel Messi signed with Inter Miami CF, he bought a home to match. In September 2023 he paid $10.75 million for a 10,500 sq ft waterfront mansion in Bay Colony, Fort Lauderdale, about five miles from Inter Miami's DRV PNK Stadium, per NBC Miami.
Palm Beach Gardens and Singer Island
- Elin Nordegren: Lives in a 13,523 sq ft estate inside Old Palm Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, bought in 2020 for $9.9 million. (Full story)
- Guy Fieri: Owns a $7.3 million waterfront estate on Singer Island (Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County), bought in June 2023. He also has a second Palm Beach County home in Lake Worth Beach that he bought in 2021, per WPTV.
Miami: Star Island and beyond
Star Island, an exclusive Miami Beach enclave, is where music royalty puts down roots. Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan have kept a longtime Star Island primary residence, and they sold a guest estate there for $35 million in 2021.
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Frequently asked questions
What celebrities live in Jupiter, Florida?
Michael Jordan, Rory McIlroy, Serena Williams, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, and Dustin Johnson are among the confirmed Jupiter residents in 2026.
What celebrities live in Palm Beach County?
Palm Beach County's celebrity roster includes Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Rory McIlroy, Elin Nordegren, Mark Wahlberg (Delray Beach), Kevin James (Boca Raton), Guy Fieri (Singer Island), and a long list of touring golf professionals based in Jupiter.
Who lives on Indian Creek Island in Miami?
As of 2026, confirmed Indian Creek residents include Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, David Guetta, and Julio Iglesias.
Published June 21, 2026. Based on publicly reported information from The Real Deal, Robb Report, NBC Miami, CNBC, Golf Digest, and other sources; details are subject to change. We do not publish private addresses.
Four kinds of enclave, and what each one buys
The places that recur in these stories are not simply expensive. They are four distinct geographies, and each solves the privacy problem in a different way.
The barrier island with limited access. A long, narrow island reached by a small number of bridges is self policing, because everyone arriving passes a few known points and there is nowhere to drift through. Distance and geometry do the work rather than a gate.
The private island municipality. A village occupying its own island, with its own government and its own police, controls access as a matter of policy rather than as a courtesy. This is the most complete version and by far the smallest category.
The guard gated club. A large residential country club with staffed entry, internal roads and its own amenities. Privacy here comes from the fact that residents rarely need to leave, not from the gate itself.
The waterfront estate street. An ordinary public street of large lots where the water side has no through access. Half the perimeter is solved by geography and the other half by setback and landscaping.
Understanding which type you are reading about explains most of the price differences between them, and it is the useful frame if you are shopping for some of the same qualities at a very different budget.
The same features exist at ordinary prices
Every trait that makes these enclaves work is available across Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and the Treasure Coast at price points that have nothing to do with fame.
Staffed entry, internal streets that go nowhere, water on one boundary, a long approach, mature landscaping, a community whose residents mostly know each other: none of those requires an eight figure budget. What the eight figure budget buys is scale, an address with a reputation, and neighbours who are also newsworthy.
The club data in our own counties shows the range plainly. Golf club communities in Palm Beach County currently run from around $144,394 median in Hunters Run to about $21.5 million in the Bears Club. That is roughly a hundred and fifty times, inside one county and one type of community. A club address is a category, not a price.
So if what appeals to you is the security, the quiet and the amenity rather than the headline, the search is far broader than these articles suggest.
What privacy actually costs to own
Every one of these arrangements carries recurring cost, and it is worth knowing which ones before you shop for the feature.
Staffed entry is a payroll line in the association budget, and a manned gate is considerably more expensive than an unmanned one. Internal roads that the community owns rather than the municipality are the community's to maintain and eventually resurface. Amenities are the largest driver of all, since a clubhouse, courses and dining carry both operating cost and eventual capital replacement.
Club communities frequently add a membership obligation separate from the association fee, and in some it is mandatory rather than optional. Ask for the fee structure, the membership requirement, the reserve position and the assessment history before you fall in love with the gate.
Reading these markets as a buyer
The very top of the market behaves differently from the rest of it, and the difference is measurable in our own figures.
Absorption at the ultra high end is slow, because each property is matched to a very small number of possible buyers. Bears Club currently averages about 313 days on market and Frenchmans Creek about 176, while BallenIsles runs about 43 and Boca West Country Club about 63 at a fraction of the price.
For a buyer that is negotiating room, and it is the opposite of what most people assume about prestigious addresses. For a seller in that tier it means marketing time is not a sign of failure, it is the normal shape of the market, and pricing for a quick sale generally does not produce one.
More common questions
Do you have to be famous to buy in these areas?
No. Several of the communities that appear in celebrity coverage have inventory at ordinary price points, and the features that make them appealing exist across the region.
What actually creates the privacy?
Usually geography rather than gates: limited access points, water on a boundary, and streets that do not connect through.
Why do the most expensive homes take longest to sell?
Buyer pool size. A property with very few possible buyers takes longer to meet one, which shows up as high days on market rather than as weak demand.
