The Resume

(November 5, 1894- )
County seat of Palm Beach County, Florida
Nicknames: Orchid City, West Palm and WPB
Founded by Tycoon Henry Flagler
Population: 99,919 (2010)

Why West Palm Beach, Florida might be annoying:

Its originally called 'Westpalmbeach' as it was spelled in 13 letters.
Henry Flagler wanted it as the location of the Florida East Coast Railway terminal, but he chose Miami for the terminal location instead.
It has very hot summers and rainy weather occurs frequently from May through October.
It was the location of a controversy involving the voting irregularities of the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election.
It has been considered one of the most dangerous cities in the U.S. by having a very high crime rate.

Why West Palm Beach, Florida might not be annoying:

The International Polo Hall of Fame is located here.
The Florida land boom of the 1920s helped the city grow faster and preserve many of its landmarks and neighborhoods.
The St. Louis Browns, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics and the Montreal Expos used to do their baseball spring training here.
It is home to Palm Beach Atlantic University.
It's hosted the music and art festival, SunFest, every first week of May since 1982.
It is Southern Florida's oldest city.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Best 5 Mid-Size US Cities for Retirees 65+ [2009] (Ranked: 2)
• Cities
• Cities in Florida
• Cities in United States
• Forbes' Best Places To Do Business [2008] (Ranked: 12)
• Forbes' Top 10 Worst Big Cities for Jobs [2009] (Ranked: 6)
• Inc's 25 Best Large US Cities for Doing Business [2004] (Ranked: 5)
• Look at the Time
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 7]
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2002] (Ranked: 5)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2003] (Ranked: 6)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2004] (Ranked: 8)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2005] (Ranked: 6)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2006] (Ranked: 15)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2007] (Ranked: 18)
• Old Spice's 100 Sweatiest U.S. Cities [2008] (Ranked: 15)
• Old Spice's 20 Sweatiest U.S. Cities of All Time (Ranked: 8)
• Profiles 33001-33250 (Ranked: 33092)
• Self Magazine's Healthiest US Cities for Women [2006] (Ranked: 58)
• Self Magazine's Healthiest US Cities for Women [2007] (Ranked: 38)
• Self Magazine's Healthiest US Cities for Women [2008] (Ranked: 22)
• Sperling's Most Romantic Cities for Baby Boomers [April 2006] (Ranked: 51)
• U-Haul's Top 50 US Destination Cities [2003] (Ranked: 43)
• U-Haul's Top 50 US Destination Cities [2004] (Ranked: 50)
• U-Haul's Top 50 US Destination Cities [2008] (Ranked: 38)
• Vanilla Ice References

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 107 Votes: 41.12% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying