An island shaped like a palm, with towers on the trunk, villas on the fronds and hotels on the crescent. Media City is 3.6 km away in a straight line, but there is no metro on the island.
3.6 kmto Dubai Media City in a straight line, with Internet City at 3.8 km
Tram + monorailthe tram stops at the foot of the trunk, the monorail runs to Atlantis
AED 2,657per sq ft, the median for ready flats sold in the year to September 2026, against AED 5,482 off-plan (DLD)
Omniyatand Nakheel build the most projects we list here, then Ellington
Budgets here are large. In the island projects we list, a one-bed starts at about AED 3.6 million, and the top end runs from AED 66 million to 185 million. Nearly all are apartment buildings, many with penthouses and duplexes. Only two are villa projects: Villa Amaya, from AED 100 million, and The Palm Crown, price on request. The trunk is the only road on and off the island, so expect queues at its base at rush hour.
The Palm Crown, image 1
Walk
The island is long and flat, so you walk in stretches, not loops. There is no park on the island in our data. The nearest, Al Sufouh Park, is about 3.6 km away in a straight line on the mainland.
The frond streets
Quiet
Each frond is a dead-end street of villas, so there is no through traffic.
The Palm monorail
Trunk to Atlantis
Runs the length of the trunk, from the Palm Jumeirah tram stop at the base to Atlantis at the far end.
Al Sufouh Park
Off the island
The nearest park in our data, on the mainland about 3.6 km from the middle of the island in a straight line. For grass and a playground, you drive.
Ellington Ocean House, image 6
Swim
Much of the shore belongs to hotels or to the buildings behind it. Before you buy, ask whether your building has a beach of its own.
Palm West Beach
On the trunk
A beach on the west side of the trunk, about 0.7 km from the middle of the island in a straight line. The closest beach to the trunk towers in our data.
Aquaventure Beach
At Atlantis
The beach by the Aquaventure water park at Atlantis, on the crescent, about 1.9 km away in a straight line.
Olaia Residences, image 1
Eat
Day to day you eat on the trunk. For an evening out, go to the far end of the island, or across to Marina Walk and Bluewaters, 4 to 5 km away in a straight line.
Palm Jumeirah Mall
On the trunk
The everyday stop on the trunk: shops, cafés and restaurants, about 1.1 km from the middle of the island in a straight line.
The Pointe
Dinner
Restaurants on the waterfront at the tip of the island, facing Atlantis across the water.
Marina Walk and Bluewaters
Off the island
Restaurants and shops across the water: Marina Walk is about 4.4 km from the middle of the island and Bluewaters about 5.1 km, in a straight line.
Villa Amaya, image 5
A Saturday in Palm Jumeirah
A weekend on the island: the beach, the mall and the monorail, with no need for the car.
7:00A swim at Palm West Beach, before the heat.
10:30Coffee and the weekly shop at Palm Jumeirah Mall.
14:00The monorail to Atlantis and an afternoon at Aquaventure.
19:30Dinner at The Pointe, facing Atlantis across the water.
What homes cost
Ready apartments sold most often here, at a median of AED 4,250,000 in the last 12 months.
The median is the middle price: half the homes sold for more, half for less. A sea view or a high floor can cost a lot more than the median.
Source: Dubai Land Department, sales in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026.
Ready apartments
Studio89 salesAED 1,500,000
1 bedroom180 salesAED 2,763,000
2 bedrooms291 salesAED 4,600,000
3 bedrooms127 salesAED 6,500,000
4 bedrooms32 salesAED 15,250,000
5 or more bedrooms12 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Off-plan apartments
1 bedroom91 salesAED 4,581,000
2 bedrooms156 salesAED 8,730,000
3 bedrooms117 salesAED 13,636,000
4 bedrooms36 salesAED 55,000,000
5 or more bedrooms9 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Ready villas
5 or more bedrooms3 salesNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Off-plan villas
5 or more bedrooms1 saleNot enough sales for a median. A median needs at least 30 sales in 12 months.
Ready villas: median price in the 12 months to each dateReady villas: the median price went from AED 30,000,000 in the 12 months to Dec 31, 2024 to AED 39,355,000 in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026.
Dec 31, 2024AED 30,000,000
Sep 30, 2026AED 39,355,000
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12 months to
Median price
Sales
Sep 30, 2026
AED 39,355,000
84 sales
Jun 30, 2026
AED 35,000,000
92 sales
Mar 31, 2026
AED 34,700,000
109 sales
Dec 31, 2025
AED 33,000,000
120 sales
Sep 30, 2025
AED 33,000,000
122 sales
Jun 30, 2025
AED 31,250,000
126 sales
Mar 31, 2025
AED 29,100,000
132 sales
Dec 31, 2024
AED 30,000,000
129 sales
Sales in 12 months
1,307
Off-plan: 412 sales, against 895 ready homes
32%
Ready villas: median price
AED 39,355,000
Ready villas: median price per sq ft
AED 4,878 per sq ft
Ready villas: median price compared with a year earlier
Up 19%
Sales and rents from Dubai Land Department open data. DLD area: Palm Jumeirah.
Rents and yields
The median yearly rent of new Ejari contracts, and the gross yield: a year's rent before costs, as a share of the median price of ready homes. We show a yield only where both have at least 30 contracts and sales.
Ready apartments
Bedrooms
Median rent a year
Contracts
Gross yield
Studio
AED 96,000
207
6.7%
1 bedroom
AED 155,000
611
5.3%
2 bedrooms
AED 230,000
824
5.1%
3 bedrooms
AED 320,000
362
4.8%
4 bedrooms
AED 750,000
45
5.6%
Ready villas
Bedrooms
Median rent a year
Contracts
Gross yield
4 bedrooms
AED 955,000
114
–
5 or more bedrooms
AED 1,800,000
97
–
Rents from Ejari, Dubai's register of rent contracts, Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026. Prices from Dubai Land Department.
Yes, if the budget fits and you drive. The fronds are quiet and the sea is close. But in our data there are no schools, parks or hospitals on the island. Dubai College, a UK-curriculum school in Al Sufouh, is about 3.5 km from the middle of the island in a straight line, and Welcare Hospital about 3.4 km.
What will a 1-bed off-plan flat cost on Palm Jumeirah?
In the island projects we list, flats that start at one bedroom are priced from about AED 3.6 million to AED 4.1 million. Projects that start at two bedrooms begin at about AED 7 million to 21.5 million, most of them under AED 10 million. DLD figures for the year to September 2026 put the median off-plan 1-bed at about AED 4.6 million and the median ready 1-bed at about AED 2.8 million. Per sq ft, off-plan sold for about twice the ready price. Many of the new launches carry a brand name, such as Armani Beach Residences or the Dorchester Collection towers. A ready studio had a median of about AED 1.5 million. Gross rental yields on 1- and 2-beds were about 5%, and on studios about 6.7%. Prices were checked in November 2026.
Is there a metro on Palm Jumeirah?
No. The monorail runs along the trunk and meets the tram at the Palm Jumeirah stop at the base. The nearest metro is Dubai Internet City on the Red Line, about 4.3 km from the middle of the island in a straight line. Al Fardan Exchange (formerly Nakheel) is about 4.4 km and Sobha Realty about 5 km.
When will the new Palm Jumeirah projects be finished?
Several island projects we list show handover dates in 2025 or earlier in 2026. Those dates have passed, so they may be out of date: ask the developer. A few are due soon, in December 2026, and the rest from 2027 to 2029. The Land Department register shows close to 20 active projects on the island, on average a little over a third complete.
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