Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For a city of 101,582, Boca Raton does unevenly: it grades B−, ranked 159th of 634 in Florida. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 92% of the country and it is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. The trade-offs: homes are expensive, about $580K for a typical one and 7.6 times the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 76% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. 32% of working residents work locally in Boca Raton, where Florida’s towns sit at 5% and U.S. towns at 8%. Boca Raton has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Seaboard Air Line Lounge Car-6603 and Boca Raton Old City Hall.
Where Boca Raton beats most towns.
3 colleges in town.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Boca Raton is from typical.
Its grades run from A for health (better than 92% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 447 in 1930, 97,422 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 4 maps from 1946 on.
10 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Boca Raton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
20 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
in town Stadium & arenaFAU Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaChase Stadium
32 mi Park & preserveHaulover Park21 mi Theme parkWannado CityHard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Amerant Bank Arena: Yanjipy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · FAU Stadium: Jerseydem, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chase Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Haulover Park: Elmschrat, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Boca Raton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Boca Raton.
Boca Raton draws workers from Delray Beach and beyond, fares better on crime within Florida than nationally and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
34 miles of trail in 30 parks and preserves. Boca Raton’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile. Yamato Scrub Preserve, at 215 acres with 5.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Boca Raton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yamato Scrub Preserve | 5.5 mi | 215 |
| 2. Spanish River Park | 1.4 mi | 100 |
| 3. Hillsboro El Rio Park South | 1.4 mi | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Palm Beach school district. Three of its 39 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verde K-8Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 1,360 | A |
| Boca Raton Community High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,819 | B+ |
| A.D. Henderson University School & Fau High SchoolTop results in townGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 1,326 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
106,933 jobs are based in Boca Raton, 3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 21.2 minutes, against 28 across Florida.
About one in 3 of Boca Raton’s working residents works in town. 24% of workers work from home in Boca Raton. Since 2013, Boca Raton has added 19,533 jobs, to 106,933 in 2023.
| Boca Raton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 24% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 9.4% of its 81,696 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide.
23% of Boca Raton adults have obesity. Boca Raton beats the Florida average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of Boca Raton adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Boca Raton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 32% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| What stands out | Boca Raton | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.4% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 7.6 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income, the typical home (about $580K) costs more against local pay than in 87% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $6,063, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Boca Raton is $2,508 a month. Typical home values rose 4.9% in the year to September 2026.
| Boca Raton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,508 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
278 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 17 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 278 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Boca Raton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 59°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.1°. The Ft Lauderdale Beach weather station, 16 miles away, records that about 70 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 90% of Florida places with climate records.
Boca Raton has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Boca Raton | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 59°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 22.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 54% of Florida’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 2,075 to 1,441 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
8 within 15 miles of the center of Boca Raton
About 11 of every 100 Boca Raton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
84,392 counted in 2010 and 97,422 in 2020; an estimated 101,582 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
10 places in Boca Raton on the National Register of Historic Places.
23 notable people were born in Boca Raton.
City in Palm Beach County, Florida
Boca Raton ( BOH-kə rə-TOHN; Spanish: Boca Ratón [ˈboka raˈton]) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 97,422 in the 2020 census, and it ranked as the 23rd-largest city in Florida in 2022. Many people with a Boca Raton postal address live outside of municipal boundaries, such as in West Boca Raton. As a business center, the city also experiences significant daytime population increases. Boca Raton is 45 miles (72 km) north of Miami and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924, as "Bocaratone", and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" on May 26, 1925. While the area had been inhabited by the Glades cultu…
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3 towns share a border with Boca Raton.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Raton | #159 | B− | D− | C+ | B+ | A |
| Deerfield Beach | #453 | C− | D | — | B | C |
| Highland Beach | #102 | B | D− | — | B+ | A |
| Delray Beach | #360 | C | D− | C− | B+ | B+ |
Deerfield Beach and Highland Beach report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Boca Raton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Boca Raton grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #159 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
Boca Raton was settled in 1923 and has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 23 notable people were born here, including Sean Berdy and Jackson Pace.
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