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Boca Raton is a mid-size city of 100,234 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 42 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $723k and rent runs about $3k a month.
100,234people
$723kTypical home
$2,508/moRent
90° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 100,234
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,435 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Miami, FL
- 42 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $723k (≈$4,557/mo)
- Median rent $2,508/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 76°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,274 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to FLL airport
- 21 mi to FLL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 45 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 132 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,427 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 167 bars within 25 mi
- 700 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Palm Beach County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk