Community guide · Market data through September 26, 2026
At a glance
Delray Beach is a coastal city in southern Palm Beach County, with about 3 miles of Atlantic beachfront, the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Avenue as its main street from the ocean west past I-95. Housing runs from 1920s and 1930s cottages in five local historic districts to condo buildings and 1970s and 1980s developments on the mainland. In the 90 days ending September 26, 2026, single-family homes with a Delray Beach address sold for a median $660,000 and condos for $165,000.
By Oleg Sulyma, Realtor®Market data through September 26, 2026
Market snapshot
90 days ending September 26, 2026 · 635 closed sales
| Type | Sales | Median price | Per sq ft | Days to close |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family | 293 | $660,000 | $351 | 79 |
| Condo | 288 | $165,000 | $154 | 100 |
| Townhome | 54 | $420,000 | $302 | 92 |
| ZIP | Sales | Median price | Days to close |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33446 unincorporated county, not the city | 205 | $390,000 | 97 |
| 33484 mostly unincorporated county | 178 | $199,500 | 84 |
| 33445 mostly inside city limits | 118 | $325,000 | 61 |
| 33444 inside city limits | 71 | $600,000 | 86 |
| 33483 beach side; part in Town of Gulf Stream | 63 | $1,250,000 | 111 |
Condos and townhomes were 54% of Delray Beach sales in this period, against 42% across Palm Beach County, where the median sale price for all home types was $515,000.
Medians of closed sales of single-family homes, condos and townhomes with a Delray Beach mailing address, June 29 – September 26, 2026. A mailing address can sit outside city limits: see the ZIP notes. Days to close is closing date minus list date. Figures are calculated from public listing records, not the MLS, and can differ from MLS statistics. Types with fewer than 5 sales are not reported.
This month's market
In July 2026, 219 homes closed in Delray Beach at a median sale price of $325,000. The median price was down 17.7% from June 2026, when it stood at $395,000, and closed sales were down 17.4% from 265. The median price per square foot was $251, down 4.9%. Homes sold for a median of 95.5% of their list price, up 0.2 points, and took a median of 91 days from list to close.
Condos made up 109 of the sales at a median of $185,000, while 91 single-family homes closed at a median of $700,000 and 19 townhomes at $389,000. There were 38 sales at or over $1 million, or 17.4% of the total, and the highest sale price was $20 million. Across Palm Beach County, the median sale price was $525,000, and the Delray Beach median was 38.1% below the county figure.
Down 17.7% from June 2026
265 in June 2026
Palm Beach County median for July 2026: $525,000.
Medians of closed sales with a recorded list price, from public listing records, not the MLS. See the full Palm Beach County report.
Living in Delray Beach
Delray Beach started as Linton, a farming town platted in 1895 by Michigan Congressman William S. Linton, and was renamed Delray a few years later. Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway reached the town in 1896. The land west of the Intracoastal incorporated as the Town of Delray in 1911, the beach side incorporated as the Town of Delray Beach in 1923, and the two merged into the City of Delray Beach on May 11, 1927.
Atlantic Avenue is the spine of the city. It runs from State Road A1A at the ocean, across the Intracoastal, through downtown and Old School Square, and west to Military Trail, where city limits end and unincorporated Palm Beach County begins. Downtown was revived in the 1980s through historic preservation, and the city was named a Preserve America Community in 2008. Out west, the county-owned Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens marks the history of the Yamato Colony, an early 1900s farming settlement on that land.
Most homes inside the city are not detached houses. Census survey data shows fewer than four in ten housing units are detached single-family houses; the rest are townhouses, villas, small multi-unit buildings and condo buildings, including a large share in buildings of 50 or more units. Nearly half of all units were built in the 1970s and 1980s, and only a small fraction date from before 1950.
The older houses sit mostly in the historic districts near downtown and the Intracoastal: frame vernacular and masonry cottages, Craftsman bungalows, and Mission and Mediterranean Revival homes from roughly 1902 to 1945. If you buy one, expect exterior changes to go through the city’s historic review, which is covered below.
I-95 runs north-south through the middle of the city, US-1 runs through downtown, and State Road A1A follows the ocean. Atlantic Avenue (State Road 806) is the main east-west road and has an I-95 interchange. The Delray Beach Tri-Rail station is at 345 S Congress Avenue, just southwest of that interchange, next to the Amtrak station, with free commuter parking and Palm Tran bus connections. Boaters reach the ocean from the Intracoastal, and Lake Ida, where Palm Beach County runs park land along the shore, has public boat ramps.
Areas
Delray Beach has five locally designated historic districts, plus the beach side east of the Intracoastal.
The original town center around Swinton Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, designated in 1987, with 176 structures dating from about 1902 to 1945. Frame vernacular homes are the most common style, along with masonry vernacular, Craftsman bungalows and Mission buildings.
Ask Oleg about homes in the Old School Square Historic DistrictPlatted in 1923 between NE 4th and NE 8th Streets, from Swinton Avenue to NE 3rd Avenue, and known for its diagonal streets and triangular blocks. Homes are mostly Mediterranean Revival, Craftsman bungalow and Mission Revival from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Ask Oleg about homes in the Del-Ida Park Historic DistrictBounded by East Atlantic Avenue, SE 4th Street, SE 7th Avenue and the Intracoastal Waterway, built mostly between 1922 and 1943 around the city marina. Styles include Mediterranean Revival, Mission Revival, Monterey, Florida cottages and Art Moderne.
Ask Oleg about homes in the Marina Historic DistrictA two-block stretch of Nassau Street between Venetian Drive and South Ocean Boulevard, the city’s first planned residential development south of Atlantic Avenue. It holds 17 Cape Cod Revival and Minimal Traditional cottages built from 1935 to 1941.
Ask Oleg about homes in the Nassau Park Historic DistrictOne of the city’s oldest settled areas, established in 1894 and designated in 1997. Buildings are frame vernacular, bungalow and Mission Revival from 1905 onward, and the district includes the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum in a 1926 Mission-style house.
Ask Oleg about homes in the West Settlers Historic DistrictThe barrier island between the Intracoastal and the ocean, once the separate Town of Delray Beach, with State Road A1A running along the beach. Public beach access includes Atlantic Dunes Park at 1605 South Ocean Boulevard.
Ask Oleg about homes on the beach sideBefore you buy
Parts of Delray Beach are in FEMA high-risk zones. On the beach side, Zone AE homes sit mostly toward the low-lying Intracoastal basin, though in some neighborhoods the AE zone reaches east to A1A, and newer FEMA maps put buildings east of A1A in Zone VE, where wind-driven storm surge is the concern. Along the Intracoastal, king tides have pushed water into low streets such as Marine Way, and the city has been building new seawall around Veterans Park and the city marina. Look up any address on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center and ask for the elevation certificate before you make an offer.
Two Florida rules apply to every sale. Since October 1, 2024, Florida sellers of residential property must hand buyers a flood disclosure at or before signing the contract, and since October 1, 2025 it covers any flooding that damaged the property during the seller’s ownership, flood insurance claims (including with the National Flood Insurance Program), and any flood-damage assistance received, such as from FEMA. Citizens Property Insurance is also phasing in required flood coverage on its policies that include wind coverage: it already applies in FEMA high-risk zones and to higher-value homes, and reaches all remaining such policies written or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. Condo unit owner policies are exempt.
In the historic districts the city, not an HOA, sets the rules. Additions and exterior alterations need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Board, and owners have an affirmative duty to maintain historic buildings. The city also offers a historic property ad valorem tax exemption for qualifying improvements to contributing structures, so ask whether a house is contributing before you plan work.
Outside the historic districts, most homes are in condo buildings and townhouse or villa developments, which means association rules, fees and approvals. Many were built in the 1970s and 1980s, and older condo buildings have to comply with Florida’s condominium inspection rules, so ask for the association’s recent reports, reserves and budget before you commit.
Condo buildings three habitable stories or taller need a milestone inspection by December 31 of the year they turn 30, then every 10 years; local officials can require it at 25 where salt water or similar conditions warrant. A deeper phase two follows only if the visual phase one finds substantial structural deterioration. These buildings also need a structural integrity reserve study every 10 years, and owners can’t vote to waive or cut reserves for the items it covers. Before buying, ask for the inspection summary, the reserve study, and any special assessments. Resale buyers get 7 days, not counting weekends and holidays, after receiving the association documents to cancel.
Questions
No. Along Atlantic Avenue the city ends at Military Trail, and the land to the west is unincorporated Palm Beach County, even though the mail says Delray Beach. Census Bureau data shows ZIP 33446 has no land inside city limits and 33484 very little. Taxes, zoning and many services for those homes come from the county, so check the property appraiser record for the municipality.
33444 and 33445 cover most of the mainland city, and 33483 covers the beach side, including part of the Town of Gulf Stream. 33484 and 33446 carry Delray Beach addresses but lie mostly or entirely in unincorporated county land to the west. Prices differ sharply by ZIP code: see the market snapshot above.
Parts of it. Homes near the Intracoastal Waterway are more likely to be in Zone AE, and newer FEMA maps place buildings east of A1A in Zone VE. Some low streets near the Intracoastal flood during king tides. Look up the address on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center and ask for the elevation certificate.
Additions and exterior alterations in the five historic districts need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the city’s Historic Preservation Board, and owners must keep historic buildings maintained. Qualifying improvements to contributing structures can get a historic property ad valorem tax exemption. Ask the city whether the house is contributing before you plan a renovation.
Atlantic Avenue runs from the beach through downtown, with Old School Square and the Cornell Museum in the restored 1913 school building. The city has public beaches along A1A, including Atlantic Dunes Park. Lake Ida has boat ramps, and the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens sits on a 200-acre county park to the west.
Written by Oleg Sulyma, Realtor® with Coastal Properties
Market figures are medians of 635 closed sales of single-family homes, condos and townhomes with a Delray Beach mailing address, June 29 – September 26, 2026, calculated from public listing records. Community facts come from the public sources listed below.
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