Where Does Venus Williams Live in Florida? Her Jupiter Island Beach Estate

Where does Venus Williams live? The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion lives on Jupiter Island, the barrier island off Hobe Sound, Florida. Reports say she paid $9.6 million in February 2019 for an oceanfront estate there with a main house and two guest houses. It sits just across the county line from Palm Beach Gardens, where she had lived since 1998. Here is what public reporting says about the beach estate, the house she shared with Serena for two decades, and what property in this stretch of coast costs.

Key takeaways

• Venus lives on Jupiter Island in Hobe Sound, on the ocean, in Martin County.
• Reports put the purchase at $9.6 million in February 2019, for a 1.5-acre lot.
• The compound totals about 10,700 square feet across a 1962 main house and two guest houses.
• Jupiter Island has only about 14 active listings with a median list price near $19.7 million, per our MLS feed as of September 2026.

Where does Venus Williams live in Florida?

Venus's home is on Jupiter Island, a narrow island that runs along the coast of Martin County with a Hobe Sound mailing address. The island is one of the wealthiest towns in the country by home value, and it is also one of the quietest. There is no commercial strip, just the Jupiter Island Club, a few hundred estates, and a beach road. Pure Equity does not publish private addresses, so we will stop at the island.

The purchase made sense on a map. Jupiter Island sits about 15 minutes north of Jupiter and 25 minutes from Palm Beach Gardens. Reports at the time noted the estate was only a few miles from the Palm Beach Gardens house she still co-owned with Serena. The sisters sold that house the same spring. Serena has since moved to a riverfront estate in Jupiter, so the two remain a short drive apart.

The island also has a long record with athletes. Tiger Woods built his own compound on Jupiter Island in the 2000s. Nick Saban bought an oceanfront home there in 2023, per Sports Illustrated. A tennis champion who wanted privacy, a beach and a quick drive to her sister was choosing a well-worn path.

Inside the reported Jupiter Island estate

American Luxury reported the purchase in February 2019 at $9.6 million. The lot measures about 1.5 acres on the ocean side of the island. There are three structures: a main house and a pair of guest houses, with total living space of more than 10,700 square feet across all three.

The main house dates to 1962, and reporting describes a low, Caribbean-style layout rather than a new build. Listing photos at the time showed vaulted ceilings, pale wood, off-white walls, ceiling fans and an open plan. Outside there is a pool, a cabana with a wet bar and summer kitchen, and a boardwalk that leads toward the beach.

That older, understated style fits her taste. Venus founded V Starr, an interior design firm based in West Palm Beach, in 2002, and she has designed hotels, apartment towers and her sister's homes. Whether she has since renovated the Jupiter Island house is not reported, but a designer who buys a 1962 beach house is rarely buying it to leave it alone. Older homes on the island also come with a practical note for any buyer: the town has strict building rules. An update to a 1960s house often means a long permit process rather than a quick teardown.

Two decades in BallenIsles

Before Jupiter Island, Venus's Florida address was in Palm Beach Gardens. The Williams family moved from California to Florida in 1991 so the sisters could train, and by 1998 Venus and Serena were buying land of their own. Forbes reported that they paid $525,000 for a one-acre homesite in BallenIsles, a gated golf community off PGA Boulevard. They then spent two years building.

The result was a house of roughly 8,500 square feet with two primary suites, one for each sister, plus a pool, spa and lake views over the golf course. They lived there together for close to 20 years. The sisters listed it in 2018 at $2.65 million and closed the sale in early 2019 at $2.3 million, a few weeks before Venus bought on Jupiter Island.

Why Venus Williams chose Jupiter Island

Reporting does not quote Venus on the move, so the reasons below come from the timing and the facts of the deal. First, the ocean. BallenIsles is a golf community several miles inland. The new estate is on the beach, which is a different kind of daily life.

Second, space for family. Two guest houses on one lot is a compound, and one of them has been described as a cottage for Serena's family. Third, her work stayed local. V Starr is in West Palm Beach, and her apparel brand, EleVen, has been run from South Florida as well. She never needed to leave the area, only to trade a fairway for a beach.

Where else does Venus Williams live?

No second home outside Florida has been widely reported. Unlike her sister, who has kept a house in Beverly Hills, Venus has stayed close to the Palm Beach County corridor for nearly 30 years. Her career has taken her around the world for tournaments, and she has said in interviews that she lives out of a suitcase for much of the tennis season. Even so, every report since 2019 treats the Jupiter Island estate as home.

One note for readers who search this question: some sites still list her in Palm Beach Gardens because of the BallenIsles years. That house sold in 2019. The Gardens is where she grew up as a player, not where she lives today.

What homes near Venus Williams cost

Jupiter Island is a tiny market. Our MLS feed as of September 2026 shows about 14 active listings with a median list price near $19.7 million and an average of about 192 days on the market. Most of the island's homes are estates on the ocean or the Intracoastal, and the Jupiter Island community page tracks what is listed.

The mainland side is a different story. Hobe Sound has about 192 active listings with a median near $570,000. Further south, Palm Beach Gardens has about 762 listings with a median near $898,000, and its golf communities like BallenIsles run above that. For buyers focused on the beach, our beachfront homes hub covers the coast from Martin County down through Palm Beach County.

For owners, the point is that this corridor has two markets stacked on top of each other. Island and oceanfront property trades in the eight figures. Everything a mile inland trades in the hundreds of thousands. A valuation depends on which side of the bridge you are on. It also depends on age. Many island homes date to the 1950s and 1960s, like the one Venus bought. Buyers price in the cost of bringing them up to current storm codes. A well-kept older house on the ocean still draws strong offers, but the lot is doing most of the work.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Venus Williams live now?

On Jupiter Island in Hobe Sound, Florida, on the oceanfront estate she bought in 2019. No move has been reported since then.

Where in Hobe Sound does Venus Williams live?

On Jupiter Island, the barrier island that carries a Hobe Sound address. The estate is on the ocean side. Pure Equity does not publish private addresses, so we do not name the road.

Where does Venus Williams live full time?

Jupiter Island is her only reported home. She travels for tournaments and for V Starr projects, but reporting does not describe a second residence.

How much did Venus Williams pay for the Jupiter Island home?

$9.6 million, according to American Luxury and other outlets that covered the February 2019 sale. Some later write-ups round it to $10 million.

Is Jupiter Island in Palm Beach County?

No. Jupiter Island is in Martin County, just north of the Palm Beach County line. Pure Equity serves both counties.

Can you buy a home on Jupiter Island?

Yes, but rarely. Only about 14 homes were listed as of September 2026, and the median asking price was near $19.7 million. Hobe Sound on the mainland offers far more inventory at a fraction of the price.

Own a home in Hobe Sound, Jupiter or anywhere in Martin or Palm Beach County? Get a free home valuation from Pure Equity and see what it is worth today. Buyers can browse Jupiter Island listings or explore luxury homes across South Florida. Her sister's move is covered in where Serena Williams lives, and her island neighbor in where Tiger Woods lives.

Sources

• American Luxury, Tennis champ Venus Williams picks up private Florida retreat for $9.6M (2019)
• Forbes, Venus and Serena Williams list their Palm Beach private enclave (2019)
• Orlando Weekly, Serena and Venus Williams are selling their Florida mansion for $2.65 million
• Sports Illustrated, Nick Saban purchases $17.5 million oceanfront home in Florida (2023)

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