Where Does Joe Namath Live in Florida? Inside His Tequesta River Home

Where does Joe Namath live? The Hall of Fame quarterback lives in Tequesta, Florida, in a home on the Loxahatchee River at the north end of Palm Beach County. He moved there for good in the late 1980s, and he has stayed in the same house for more than 35 years. Here is what public reporting says about the home, why he chose the village, and what riverfront property there costs today. Pure Equity does not publish private addresses.

Key takeaways

• Tequesta, Florida, on the Loxahatchee River, has been home since 1988 or 1989 depending on the account.
• The purchase price has not appeared in a major newspaper, so we do not quote one.
• A river dock and a Boston Whaler are the features he talks about most, according to Power and Motoryacht.
• Tequesta homes list at a median of about $699,000 as of September 2026, and riverfront sits far above that.

Where does Joe Namath live in Florida?

Namath lives in Tequesta, a small village just north of Jupiter where the Loxahatchee River bends toward the inlet. His home sits on the river itself. Power and Motoryacht went boating with him in 2021. The magazine said the house overlooks the Loxahatchee, and that the view "never gets old" to him. He keeps a 24-foot Boston Whaler at the dock.

Tequesta itself is small. It has one main road, a country club, and a short stretch of river frontage. Many homes date to the 1960s, and some have come down for rebuilds. Boat traffic on the river is light, and the water is calm enough for a Whaler on most days.

The timeline is well documented. A 2017 profile in InFlorida magazine said he first became a Florida resident in 1970, while still with the Jets. He had homes in Miami and later Fort Lauderdale. He relocated to Tequesta permanently in 1988, by then a family man who wanted to settle down. Other accounts put the purchase of the current house in 1989. Either way, he has now spent more of his life on that river than he did in New York.

Family is close by. His daughter Jessica lives in the area with her husband and children, and Florida Weekly described him as a neighbor to his eldest daughter and two of his grandchildren. He fishes with a granddaughter in the calmer water near the house.

Inside the reported Loxahatchee River home

Major outlets have said little about the house itself, and Namath has said little more. What is on record is the setting. The home fronts the Loxahatchee, has a dock, and sits among the riverfront estates that line the Tequesta side of the water. Local real estate write-ups describe a lot of a little over an acre, a four-bedroom house, and a pool. Those sites cite no source, so we treat them as unconfirmed.

The same write-ups put his purchase price under $1 million in 1989. That is plausible for the river at that time, but it has not appeared in the Palm Beach Post or The Real Deal, so we leave the exact figure out. What we can say is that a riverfront lot of that size in Tequesta would list for several million dollars today, based on what our MLS feed shows for the corridor.

The one number he has offered himself is the boat. He told Power and Motoryacht he moved from a 19-foot Whaler he once ran to the Bahamas in his twenties to the 24-footer he uses now. He called it "classic, understated, simple," which is about how his neighbors describe the house.

Selling has never come up. That alone sets him apart from most celebrity owners in the county, who trade up every few years. One house, one river, one dock, for more than three decades.

Why Joe Namath chose Tequesta

The reason was medical before it was anything else. A Jets trainer told him to spend his off-seasons somewhere warm to help his knees, and Florida became the answer. He told InFlorida about a 1963 trip to Miami for the Orange Bowl. He stepped off the plane into warm air and green trees, and that was "the clincher." Decades later he put it more plainly: "This is the place that best suits my physiology."

The water was the second reason. He used to fish offshore three or four times a week, and the Loxahatchee gives him a straight run to the Jupiter Inlet and the ocean. Knee trouble has limited the offshore trips, but he told the boating magazine that time on the water is "partially a spiritual connection for my health."

The third reason is that he made the place his own. He founded the Joe Namath Neurological Research Center at Jupiter Medical Center, and the Joe Namath Foundation supports charities across the county. More visibly, he is a partner with developer Charlie Modica in Charlie and Joe's at Love Street. That is a waterfront dining and marina complex on the Jupiter Inlet, and reporting put the cost at about $30 million. The project's own site says he has called South Florida home for more than five decades.

Where does Joe Namath live when not in Tequesta?

Public reporting names no second home. He still works as a spokesman for the Jets and travels for appearances, alumni events, and his Alabama ties, but the record shows one Florida house and no vacation property. That is unusual for a celebrity of his standing, and it is part of why the village treats him as a resident rather than a visitor.

If anything, the pattern runs the other way. Rather than leaving Tequesta for a second base, he has pulled the family and his business interests toward it. His daughter's family lives nearby, and Love Street sits a few minutes downriver from the house.

What homes near Joe Namath cost

Tequesta is a small market with big swings. Our MLS feed as of September 2026 shows about 88 active listings in Tequesta, with a median list price near $699,000 and an average of 86 days on market. That is the fastest pace on this stretch of the coast. Because inventory is so thin, one river closing can move the median for a month.

Riverfront is its own market. Homes on the Loxahatchee with docks trade at multiples of the village median, and lots of an acre or more with deep water are rare. Buyers who want that can start with waterfront homes across South Florida. Another option is the Tequesta Country Club, a golf community that runs along the river a short way from the Namath stretch.

Next door, Jupiter had about 729 listings, a median near $875,000, and 116 days on market. The Palm Beach County page covers the rest of the county. Days on market matter here. Eighty-six days is quick for a coastal market, and it means a well-priced home goes under contract within three months. An overpriced river home can sit for a year. For owners, the lesson from his 35 years is simple. Land on deep water near an inlet has done nothing but appreciate, and the house on top of it matters less than the dock.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Joe Namath live now?

He lives in Tequesta, Florida, in a home on the Loxahatchee River. Power and Motoryacht confirmed the river setting in 2021, and the Love Street project site says he still calls South Florida home.

Where in Tequesta does Joe Namath live?

On the Loxahatchee River, among the riverfront homes on the village side of the water. We do not publish street addresses, and none of the reporting we rely on gives one.

Where does Joe Namath live full time?

Tequesta is the full-time home. No second residence appears in public reporting, and he has lived in the same house since the late 1980s.

How much did Joe Namath pay for his Tequesta home?

Local real estate sites put the 1989 purchase under $1 million, but no major newspaper has confirmed that figure. We do not repeat unsourced numbers.

Does Joe Namath own Love Street in Jupiter?

He is a partner in Charlie and Joe's at Love Street with developer Charlie Modica. Florida Weekly described the project as about $30 million and Namath as part owner. It sits on the Jupiter Inlet near the lighthouse.

Is Tequesta part of Jupiter?

No. Tequesta is its own village on the north side of the river, with its own council. Mail and most services run through Jupiter, so the names blur in reporting. He lives on the Tequesta side.

Can you buy a riverfront home in Tequesta?

Yes, though rarely. Riverfront homes come up a few times a year, and many sell before they hit the open market. Buyers usually set alerts and work with an agent who knows the river.

If you own a home in Tequesta or anywhere in northern Palm Beach County, a free home valuation from Pure Equity will show what today's market supports. Buyers can browse Tequesta listings or see luxury homes across South Florida. Another Loxahatchee River owner is covered in where Mark Calcavecchia lives, and the biggest name on the other side of the inlet is in where Tiger Woods lives.

Sources

• InFlorida, "Joe Namath: From Broadway to Tequesta" (December 2017)
• Power and Motoryacht, "A Florida Cruise with Broadway Joe Namath" (May 2021)
• Florida Weekly, "Broadway Joe still in early fourth quarter"
• Charlie and Joe's at Love Street, Joe Namath

Based on publicly reported information; details may change and are not independently verified by Pure Equity. We do not publish private addresses.