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Delray Beach is a mid-size city of 67,979 people in Palm Beach County, Florida. It's about 48 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $420k and rent runs about $2k a month.
67,979people
$420kTypical home
$1,961/moRent
90° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 67,979
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,269 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Miami, FL
- 48 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $420k (≈$2,650/mo)
- Median rent $1,961/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 149 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
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,746 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 16% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to DJT airport
- 16 mi to DJT (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 36 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 124 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,056 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 134 bars within 25 mi
- 569 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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