Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Boynton Beach grades C− overall, ranked 421st of 634 in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 83% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $404K, 5.3 years of the Miami metro’s $77K median household income. Boynton Beach’s January low is 59°F, above both the Florida town median (51°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Boynton Beach has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Boynton Woman's Club and Boynton School. Boynton Beach's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Boynton Beach beats most towns.
Bhad Bhabie
Boynton Woman's Club68,217 counted in 2010 and 80,380 in 2020; an estimated 82,396 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Boynton Beach is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,053 in 1930, 80,380 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 3 maps from 1945 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Boynton Beach. Close and well known come first.
30 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
24 mi Stadium & arenaChase Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaFAU Stadium
13 mi MuseumFlagler Museum
8 mi MuseumMorikami Museum and Japanese Gardens30 mi Theme parkWannado CityAmerant Bank Arena: Yanjipy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chase Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · FAU Stadium: Jerseydem, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flagler Museum: Roger Wollstadt from Sarasota, Florida, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Fragments at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Boynton Beach, 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 Boynton Beach.
Boynton Beach has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Boca Raton and other neighbors and has home values still below their peak.
25 miles of trail in 29 parks and preserves. The trail density in Boynton Beach is 1.5 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Caloosa Park, 66 acres with 2.7 miles of trail.
| Boynton Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Caloosa Park | 2.7 mi | 66 |
| 2. The Thomas A. McGillicuddy Eco-Park at Quantum Corporate Park | 1.6 mi | 29 |
| 3. Sara Sims Park | 0.5 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Palm Beach school district. Two of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Cove Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,137 | B |
| Boynton Beach Community HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 1,559 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 2,336 to 912 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Boynton Beach’s violent crime rate is 4.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Boynton Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 4.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 22.8 per 1,000 residents | 16.2 | 11.5 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 58.8°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.8°. The Loxahatchee Nwr weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 66 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 78% of Florida places with climate records.
Boynton Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Boynton Beach has about as many jobs (31,754) as working residents, but only 3,875 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Boynton Beach for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Boynton Beach has added 5,424 jobs, to 31,754 in 2023. 14% of Boynton Beach residents live below the poverty line.
| Boynton Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 5% | 8% |
| Work from home | 11% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
257 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 14 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 257 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Boynton Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical value, about $405K, is 8% below its April 2024 peak.
66% of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent in Boynton Beach. The typical Boynton Beach home is worth about $405,000, up 0.8% in a year, 8% above the Florida typical home. 65% of households own their home in Boynton Beach.
| Boynton Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,041 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 66% | 59% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Boynton Beach beats the Florida average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Boynton Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Boynton Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.8% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Florida average. Boynton Beach has grown 2.7% since 2020, to 82,396 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Boynton Beach | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.5 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 31% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.7 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.6, men 40.7.
| Boynton Beach | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.1% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.6% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
10 within 15 miles of the center of Boynton Beach
About 7 of every 100 Boynton Beach residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
3.8% of the town is conserved land, across 29 parks and preserves.
2 places in Boynton Beach on the National Register of Historic Places.
32 notable people were born in Boynton Beach.
City in Florida, United States
Boynton Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is situated about 57 miles (92 km) north of Miami. The 2020 census recorded a population of 80,380. Boynton Beach is located in the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6,138,333 people at the 2020 census. The city is named after Nathan Boynton, a Civil War major and Michigan politician who became one of the first settlers in the area in 1895. Boynton Beach is located north of Delray Beach, south of Hypoluxo and Lantana, and east of Golf, while the municipalities of Briny Breezes, Gulf Stream, Manalapan, and Ocean Ridge are located to the east across the Intracoastal Waterway. Native Americans inhabited what is n…
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7 towns share a border with Boynton Beach.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boynton Beach | #421 | C− | D | C− | B+ | B |
| Hypoluxo | #175 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Ocean Ridge | — | — | D− | — | B+ | A |
| Gulf Stream | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| San Castle | #481 | C− | C− | — | B+ | D |
| Delray Beach | #360 | C | D− | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Manalapan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Golf | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ocean Ridge has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hypoluxo, Ocean Ridge and San Castle report no FBI crime data of their own. Gulf Stream, Manalapan and Golf aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Boynton Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Boynton Beach grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #421 of 634 in Florida. It grades B for health, C− for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
32 notable people were born here, including Bhad Bhabie and Mike Waltz.
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