Best PlacesBoca Teeca, Boca Raton, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Boca Teeca, Boca Raton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Boca Teeca, Boca Raton ranks 4,540th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Boca Teeca, Boca Raton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Boca Teeca, Boca Raton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Boca Teeca, Boca Raton ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Boca Teeca, Boca Raton ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Boca Teeca, Boca Raton
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Boca Teeca, Boca Raton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,218, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Boca Teeca, Boca Raton's effective rate of 0.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Boca Teeca, Boca Raton
Boca Teeca, Boca Raton runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Boca Teeca, Boca Raton.
Who works in Boca Teeca, Boca Raton, and how
Work in Boca Teeca, Boca Raton centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Boca Teeca, Boca Raton
The coast is about 5 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Boca Teeca, Boca Raton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Boca Teeca, Boca Raton, month by month
Boca Teeca, Boca Raton sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 76, with lows near 62. The comfortable stretch runs December through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76° | 70° | 62° |
| April | 84° | 78° | 71° |
| July | 92° | 86° | 79° |
| October | 86° | 81° | 76° |
Flying in and out of Boca Teeca, Boca Raton
The nearest airport, Fort Lauderdale Exec, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Palm Beach International, about 19 miles away.
The best schools in and around Boca Teeca, Boca Raton
Schools across Boca Teeca, Boca Raton average an A, better than 96% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Calusa Elementary SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
Top middle schools
- Boca Raton Community Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Boca Raton Community High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Boca Teeca, Boca Raton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Boca Teeca, Boca Raton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Boca Teeca, Boca Raton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Boca Teeca, Boca Raton
Is Boca Teeca, Boca Raton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Boca Teeca, Boca Raton ranks 4,540th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Boca Teeca, Boca Raton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,253. The overall cost of living runs about 25% above the national average. Set against a $62,218 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Boca Teeca, Boca Raton safe?
Yes, Boca Teeca, Boca Raton is safer than 72% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $217 per resident a year.
Compare Boca Teeca, Boca Raton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Boca Teeca, Boca Raton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Boca Teeca, Boca Raton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Boca Teeca, Boca Raton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Boca Teeca, Boca Raton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Boca Teeca, Boca Raton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Boca Teeca, Boca Raton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Boca Teeca, Boca Raton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Boca Teeca, Boca Raton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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