Singer Island is a barrier island just east of Riviera Beach, a slender ribbon of land with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Lake Worth Lagoon on the other. If Jupiter is the low-rise, flip-flop-casual version of coastal Florida, Singer Island is its more polished cousin — a place where oceanfront condo towers, resort-style amenities, and walk-to-the-sand living define daily life. It’s about four miles long and only a half-mile wide at its widest point, so you’re never far from the water no matter where you land.
The rhythm here is unhurried and distinctly resort-like. Mornings might start with a walk on the wide public beach or a swim in a heated community pool overlooking the ocean. John D. MacArthur Beach State Park anchors the north end with nearly two miles of protected shoreline, nature trails, and a nature center — a genuine wild-Florida contrast to the towers just south. On the lagoon side, the Sailfish Marina Resort is a local institution, famous for its Sunday-night waterfront dining and its short water-taxi hop to Peanut Island, a favorite for snorkeling, paddleboarding, and sandbar weekends.
It’s a community that skews toward second-home owners, snowbirds, retirees, and lock-and-leave professionals, which gives it a calmer, quieter feel than the mainland — especially in the off-season. But you’re minutes from downtown West Palm Beach when you want energy, dining, and culture. In short: the island gives you the beach-town retreat, and the bridge gives you the city whenever you want it.
