Living in Boynton Beach, FL
Boynton Beach is a mid-size city of 81,435 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 53 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $351k and rent runs about $2k a month.
81,435people
$351kTypical home
$2,041/moRent
90° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 81,435
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,047 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Miami, FL
- 53 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,214/mo)
- Median rent $2,041/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 75°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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (922 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DJT airport
- 11 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 139 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,858 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 82 bars within 25 mi
- 512 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
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