Village of Wellington The Village of Wellington, in Palm Beach County, Florida, has been named as one of the top communities in which to live in The United States. Wellington was incorporated as a municipality in 1995. It now has a year-round population of about 50,000 which grows to about 60,000 or more during the winter season. Median family income  is about $80,000. Wellington is a very unique planned unit development. Home prices rose about 100 percent in early 2000s, then dropped as the  market re-adjusted. A new 3-bedroom, 2-bath home now sells for as little as less than $300,000, and pre-owned single-family homes start in the high-$100s. The village is home location for Palm Beach Polo and Country Club and The International Polo Club, two of the most exclusive private clubs in Florida. International Polo Club is home of the best polo in the world from January to April. Nearby at the Winter Equestrian Festival, many of the world's best riders and horses (6,000 horse alone) compete from December through April in hunter-jumper, dressage and other disciplines for millions of dollars in  prize money and prestige. The community's huge facilities, polo fields, barns, training facilities, polo stadiums  and private horse farms, have made it the polo and equestrian capital of the world.  Thousands of polo players, including the top players in the world, come to Wellington each winter to compete in nationally sponsored matches which  are well attended by Wellingtonians, other South  Florida residents and thousands of visitors from all over the world. During the equestrian events, local residents enjoy  meeting some of the most famous people in the worlds of entertainment,  politics and international sports, and are often graced with the  presence of royal personalities such as Prince Charles of England and  the Sultan of Brunei, and actors Tommy Lee Jones and Stefanie Powers,  who play polo when they can. Celebrities such as rock legend Bruce  Springsteen and actress Glenn Close can be seen at horse shows with  their competing daughters.  Wellington is not only an exciting place to live but is also a lovely, relatively new community of homes, townhomes, villas, farms and estates priced from under $220,000 (townhomes) and $300,000  (single-family homes) to in the millions. Wellington schools are as new as the community and it  students have graduated earning acceptance at the most famous colleges and universities in the country. All Wellington schools are rated as  "A" schools at this writing. There are a number of shopping centers in the village  including the Mall at Wellington Green, Wellington Marketplace, Wellington Town  Square and Wellington Courtyard. The new Wellington Green super-mall opened two years ago at the intersection of  Forest Hill Blvd. and State Road 7. Other new centers sprouted nearby on  SR 7. Wellington Green is one of the largest  fully enclosed malls in Florida. With at least five major department store anchors, hundreds of shops, restaurants, office buildings and a  hotel. Wellington Green has already begun to increase property values in  the village as well as its neighbors, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee and The Acreage. Most Wellington homes are on quarter-acre lots but many neighborhoods have homes on half-acre or larger lots including 5-acre and larger estates. New single-family homes in the village start at around $300,000. Thanks to the ecomomy, fast reappearing are zero-lot-line, single-family and townhomes for around $200,000. The village contracts for police service from the  Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and fire protection is provided by Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue. Wellington has strict deed enforcement regulations and a number of homeowner associations with different regulations and  bylaws that are strictly enforced. It's a very young community for Palm Beach County, populated largely by young families with children. Horse trails and bike-jogging trails are all over the community. Wellington recently  dedicated a new $14 million park and recreation facility with baseball,  football, flag football, roller hockey, soccer and other fields for the children and adults, including a new gym. The village also has a high-end (former country club) Community Center for residents, where families enjoy an Olympic-size  swimming and diving pool, tennis and other recreational facilities. In front is the new Wellington Amphitheater, where events range from theater and dance to concerts, nighttime film showings and much more - much of it free of charge. Several country clubs in the village are available to  residents and there are a number of excellent golf courses, some open to the general public. If you are looking for a gracious, prestigious  community to call home, Wellington is the place for you!