Jupiter is a town of around 60,000 at the northern edge of Palm Beach County, where the Loxahatchee River, the Intracoastal, and the Jupiter Inlet meet the Atlantic. The town's defining landmark is the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, a red brick tower in service since 1860 and still operated by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Daily life pulls toward the Abacoa town center — a New Urbanist district planned around Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, the spring-training home of the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals — and the waterfront restaurants along U.S. 1 at the Jupiter Inlet. The Loxahatchee River District includes the protected Wild and Scenic stretch of the river running through Jonathan Dickinson State Park to the north.
Jupiter is served by the School District of Palm Beach County and has a strong concentration of medical and biomedical employers around the Scripps Florida and Max Planck Florida campuses. The town has retained more of its working-coast character than most of its southern neighbors.