Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Median home value$722,700
Miami $443,300
Median rent$2,508/mo
Miami $1,869/mo
Cost-burdened households45%
Miami 46%
Boca Raton
Palm Beach County100,234 residentsPalm Beach
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
1st of 60 Miami suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by employment & income.
65
Miami median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Boca Raton is like to live in, by category
Bars show Boca Raton against Miami. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Within-state proficiency68th pct
Miami median 68th pct
Student–teacher ratio17.1
Miami median 19.4
Graduation rate87%
Miami median 87%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Housing cost index136
Miami 100
Eff. tax rate0.87%
Miami 0.86%
Local sales tax7.00%
Miami median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Mean commute21.2 min
Miami 29.3 min
Under 30 minutes75%
Miami 53%
Transit stops / sq mi3.4
Miami median 12 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés91
Miami median 37 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Miami median 8 · within 2 miles
Parks29
Miami median 30 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median household income$106,273
Miami $76,527
Unemployment5.5%
Miami 5.1%
Professional occupations52%
Miami 39%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Boca Raton on employment & income
Boca Raton's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Parkland10 mi from Boca RatonA 59 C Royal Palm Beach24 mi from Boca RatonC+ 59 C Plantation20 mi from Boca RatonC+ 61 C Wellington22 mi from Boca RatonC+ 57 C− Coral Springs12 mi from Boca RatonC 56 C− Davie23 mi from Boca RatonC− 54 C− Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Boca Raton
Is Boca Raton, FL a good place to live?
Boca Raton scores 65 out of 100, 1st of 60 Miami suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Boca Raton expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $722,700, 63% above the Miami median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.87%. $2,508/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Boca Raton?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Boca Raton sit at the 68th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.1 student–teacher ratio. Boca Raton is served by Palm Beach. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Boca Raton?
The mean commute is 21.2 min, with 75% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 3.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Boca Raton?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 91 restaurants and cafés and 29 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Boca Raton old or new?
The median home in Boca Raton was built in 1983 — close to the Miami median of 1982. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 49% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.