Wellington's Equestrian Preserve Area, the village's horse country, has about 1,000 homes on ranch lots, mostly in ZIP code 33414, all zoned for Wellington High.
Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the Village of Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve and equestrian community pages, its GIS Equestrian Preserve Area, overlay district, neighborhood and address layers and parks and facilities directory, Palm Beach County’s school zone open data, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research) and © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The Equestrian Preserve Area is Wellington’s horse country: the part of the village the Comprehensive Plan’s Equestrian Element and the Equestrian Overlay Zoning District set aside for farms, show grounds and polo, according to the village’s equestrian community page. The village counts more than 580 farms. Its address layer lists about 1,000 residential addresses inside the preserve’s boundary, mostly in ZIP code 33414, with some in 33449 and 33470.
What this means for you
- High school: Wellington High, for every address in the preserve. It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 grades.
- Home value: $624,058 in ZIP code 33414 and $741,047 in 33449 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
- Nearest highway exit: Florida’s Turnpike exit 93 (Lake Worth Road), about 9.1 miles by road from Saddle Trail Park; exit 97 (Southern Boulevard) is about 9.6 miles.
Part of our Wellington neighborhoods guide.
Where it is
The preserve covers most of southern and western Wellington: the ranch land south of Pierson Road down to 50th Street South, crossed by South Shore Boulevard, 120th Avenue South and Lake Worth Road, plus Saddle Trail Park and Paddock Park No. 2 on the west side of the original village north of Pierson Road. A separate piece, Little Ranches, sits in the north of the village near Wellington Trace.
The village’s overlay district divides it into sub-areas, which it describes this way on its map layer:
| Sub-area | What the village says it covers | Homes on the address layer |
|---|---|---|
| A | Little Ranches | about 120 |
| B | Saddle Trail Park and Paddock Park No. 2 | about 330 |
| C | South of Lake Worth Road and west of 120th Avenue South, including Palm Beach Point | about 220 |
| D | The Wellington Country Place and Equestrian Club developments | about 290 |
| E | Rustic Ranches | about 70 |
The village’s map of major equine destinations places the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, the International Polo Club and Grand Champions Polo Club inside the preserve. See our Wellington International guide for the winter show season. On the address layer, 97% of residential addresses here are single-family houses, many on ranch lots with barns.
Schools
From Palm Beach County’s open data copy of the School District of Palm Beach County’s attendance zones, matched to every residential address:
| Level | Zoned school | Share of addresses | Florida 2026 grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | New Horizons Elementary, 13900 Greenbriar Blvd. | 49% | B |
| Elementary | Panther Run Elementary, 10775 Lake Worth Road | 22% | A |
| Elementary | Binks Forest Elementary, 15101 Bent Creek Road | 17% | A |
| Elementary | Wellington Elementary, 13000 Paddock Drive | 12% | A |
| Middle | Polo Park Middle, 11901 Lake Worth Road | 67% | A |
| Middle | Wellington Landings Middle, 1100 Aero Club Drive | 33% | A |
| High | Wellington High, 2101 Greenview Shores Blvd. | 100% | A |
The preserve spans four elementary zones, so check the exact address on the district’s Find My School map. Each school name links to its state report card. More in our schools guide.
Home values
The typical home value in ZIP code 33414 was $624,058 in August 2026, up 1.6% from $614,451 in August 2025; in 33449 it was $741,047, down 1.0% from $748,376. Zillow’s figure for Wellington as a whole was $658,628, up 1.7%. The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family houses and condos together, not a sale price, and it covers whole ZIP codes, not farm properties alone. More in our home prices guide.
Parks and trails
From the village’s parks and facilities directory and our parks and trails guide:
- Wellington Environmental Preserve (Section 24), 3491 Flying Cow Ranch Road: a 410-acre rainwater storage area with a paved path, a boardwalk, a six-story observation tower and a 3.6-mile perimeter bridle trail. No admission fee.
- South Shore Park, 3401 South Shore Blvd.: ballfields, multipurpose fields and basketball.
- Little Ranches Park, 10 Little Ranches Trail.
- Bridle trails: the village’s equestrian trails page maps 15 color-named trails. E-bikes and e-scooters are banned on all public bridle trails under Ordinance 2026-16.
Getting around
- Florida’s Turnpike: exit 93 (Lake Worth Road), about 9.1 miles by road; exit 97 (Southern Boulevard), about 9.6 miles.
- I-95: exit 66 (Forest Hill Boulevard), about 12.9 miles.
- Village Hall (12300 Forest Hill Blvd.): about 3.6 miles.
- President Donald J. Trump International Airport (PBI): about 15.5 miles.
- These are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine from a point in Saddle Trail Park, near the middle of the preserve’s homes, not drive times. The preserve is large, so they vary by several miles.
- Bus: Palm Tran’s September 2026 schedule data shows no stops within a quarter mile of the preserve’s homes.
More in our getting around guide.
HOAs
The village’s neighborhood layer marks communities with about 38% of the preserve’s residential addresses as having a homeowners association. Gated communities on the layer include Palm Beach Point, Equestrian Club, Equestrian Club Estates, Southfields and Mallet Hill; Saddle Trail Park, Little Ranches and Rustic Ranches are not marked as gated.
Groceries and everyday stores
OpenStreetMap lists no supermarket or pharmacy inside the preserve. The nearest from Saddle Trail Park is a Publix at 13880 Wellington Trace, about 2.2 miles by road.
How we drew this area
This page follows the Equestrian Preserve Area boundary and the Equestrian Overlay Zoning District sub-areas in the Village of Wellington’s planning map layers. Home counts, home types and ZIP codes come from the village’s address layer on Oct. 10, 2026. Each address was matched to Palm Beach County’s open data copy of the district’s attendance zones. Store locations and road distances use © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Equestrian Preserve Area in Wellington?
The part of the village set aside for horse farms, show grounds and polo, governed by the Equestrian Element of Wellington’s Comprehensive Plan and the Equestrian Overlay Zoning District, according to the Village of Wellington. The village counts more than 580 farms.
What high school is the Wellington Equestrian Preserve zoned for?
Wellington High School, for every home in the preserve in Palm Beach County’s copy of the district’s zones. It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades.
Is the Equestrian Preserve a good place to live?
Here are the facts. The preserve has about 1,000 homes, 97% of them single-family houses, many on ranch lots, plus the polo clubs and show grounds and the 410-acre Wellington Environmental Preserve. It has no Palm Tran stops, and the typical home value in ZIP code 33414 was $624,058 in August 2026, according to Zillow.
How many miles of bridle trails does Wellington have?
The village’s equestrian community page says it maintains over 100 miles of public bridle trails; its Equestrian Preserve page describes more than 57 miles of multiuse trails.
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