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About

A local guide, written for the people who just got here

PalmCoast.Life is independent. We don’t sell houses, and we’re not the city. We explain the lettered map, the first 30 days, and the version of Flagler County that doesn’t show up in listing photos.

Palm Coast was planned in the late 1960s by ITT as a city in the pines and swamp of Flagler County. The lettered sections, the canals, the parkways, even the idea of a town this size without a downtown skyline — that’s the inheritance. What’s new is the population: past 110,000, still growing, still somehow a place where you can park at the beach for free.

This site exists because the first month is confusing on purpose. The streets all start with the same letter. Canal lots may or may not reach the Intracoastal. School zones ignore the section map. Insurance is a second conversation. We wrote the guides we wanted on the plane down.

What we believe about living here

  • The beach should stay low-rise. Flagler Beach is doing that.
  • The original ITT lots are a feature: space, no CDD on most of them.
  • You should tour a canal street and an inland street on the same morning.
  • A Welcome Kit should be useful, not a lead form in disguise. Ours is both honest and free.

Business features are editorial. Neighborhood notes are orientation, not appraisals. Always verify flood, HOA, and school data before you write an offer.

Founders of PalmCoast.Life

PalmCoast.Life

Mack & Glenda McCarty

They moved to Palm Coast and built the site they wished had existed before they bought.

Mack and Glenda McCarty standing in front of the PalmCoast.Life Jeep wrap at sunset
The PalmCoast.Life cruiser — Live, Explore, Belong. If you see it, wave. Better yet, walk over.

We wished this website had existed before we bought and moved to Palm Coast. So we made it.

Mack & Glenda McCarty

Same first-month questions as everyone else: which letter, whether the canal goes anywhere, what wind and flood actually cost, and how long until a Florida license. The guides, the calculator, the section quiz, and Ask a local are the notes they wanted on the plane down.

If you see the PalmCoast.Life cruiser out on the parkway, at Town Center, or parked along A1A — don’t be shy. Come over, introduce yourself, and pick up a sticker. They’d rather meet you in a parking lot than hide behind a contact form.

PalmCoast.Life window sticker with the palm, sun, and wave mark — Live, Explore, Belong
The sticker. See the Jeep, take one home.