Juno Beach

Juno Beach attracts buyers who want the ocean within a walk and are content with a condominium footprint. Direct-ocean units price well above intracoastal-facing ones in the same building, and reserve health now matters as much as the view after Florida's structural-reserve legislation.

The single-family pockets west of US-1 are quieter and considerably less expensive, and they are the value play for buyers who mainly want the address and the beach access.

We read the last two years of association minutes and the reserve study before recommending any building here.