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Retire To Boca Raton, FL
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Boca Raton, Florida is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Boca Raton, Florida


Boca Raton Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Palm Beach County blank blank 1,320,134
Boca Raton 61,492 74,764 84,392



Boca Raton
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$283,988-4.1%
Mar $267,327 . .
Feb $306,206 . .
Jan $282,009 . .
2011 .$296,151-9.0%
2010 .$325,515-10.2%
2009 .$362,562-14.3%
2008 . $422,878 -22.0%
2007 . $541,952 3.5%
2006 . $523,878 12.1%
2005 . $467,476 30.8%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Boca Raton GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $283,988 $276,000
Nearest Big City Miami na
Home Sales Price in Miami $185,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 154% of Miami home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Boca Raton GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $283,988 $276,000
Monthly Rent $1,847 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 10.3 times the annual rent 14.7



Boca Raton
Cost of Living (2012)
118% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Boca Raton Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 6.6% -- 29* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 103 days 28* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Boca Raton Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 60
2009 17
2008 30
2007 37
2006 55
2005 55



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