Highland Beach Real Estate Guide
Palm Beach County · market data, neighborhoods, listings and local notes
Highland Beach market dashboard
Sold figures are recorded MLS closings over the trailing twelve months; list figures are today's inventory.
- Median list price
- $980K≈ median
- Homes on the market now
- Median sold price
- $1.0M
- Closed, last 12 months
- Median $/sqft
- $578
- Closed, last 12 months
- Days on market
- 98
- Median, list to contract
- Sales, 12 months
- 186
- Recorded MLS closings
- For sale now
- 126
- Active listings
- Median rent
- $6,500
- Per month, signed leases
- Leases, 12 months
- 135
- Recorded MLS leases
Market at a glance: houses vs condos
Each column is one property type; the chip compares its median with the all-home median.
| Metric | Single-family | Condos | Townhomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closed sales, 12 mo | 11 | 158 | 17 |
| Share of sales | 6% | 85% | 9% |
| Median sold price | $5.2M ▲ 417% | $925K ▼ 8% | $1.2M ▲ 19% |
| For sale now | 7 | 108 | 10 |
| For rent now | 1 | 38 | 4 |
Price by bedroom count
| Bedrooms | Sales | Median sold | Leases | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bd | 7 | $415K | 7 | $2,700/mo |
| 2 bd | 114 | $783K | 104 | $6,000/mo |
| 3 bd | 53 | $1.3M | 21 | $9,500/mo |
| 4 bd | 7 | $3.4M | 3 | $11,500/mo |
| 5+ bd | 4 | $8.5M | — | — |
Highland Beach neighborhoods, ranked
Ordered by homes listed for sale today. Price columns are asking prices.
| # | Community or building | Kind | For sale | Median ask | Asking range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 Ocean Condo | Community | 9 | $749K▼ 24% | $419K – $980K |
| 2 | 45 Ocean Condo,45 Ocean | Community | 7 | $750K▼ 23% | $525K – $899K |
| 3 | Ambassadors V North Condo | Community | 4 | $484K▼ 51% | $400K – $545K |
| 4 | Coronado At Highland Beach | Community | 4 | $1.1M▲ 8% | $890K – $1.3M |
| 5 | CORONADO AT HIGHLAND BEACH,Coronado At Highland | Community | 4 | $1.3M▲ 28% | $669K – $1.8M |
| 6 | SEAGATE OF HIGHLAND CONDO,Seagate of Highland | Community | 4 | $519K▼ 47% | $315K – $750K |
| 7 | DALTON PLACE CONDO,Boca Highland | Community | 3 | $865K▼ 12% | $849K – $1.3M |
| 8 | Regency Highland Club Cond | Community | 3 | $650K▼ 34% | $450K – $1.6M |
| 9 | REGENCY HIGHLAND CLUB COND,Regency Highland | Community | 3 | $899K▼ 8% | $499K – $1.2M |
Newest Highland Beach listings
Latest arrivals first. Chips compare each home's $/sqft with the Highland Beach sold median.
Life in Highland Beach: the essentials
- County
- Palm Beach County
- Known for
- An A1A ribbon of oceanfront towers between Boca and Delray
- Next door
- Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Gulf Stream
- Map search
- Every Highland Beach listing, mapped →
Highland Beach stretches about three miles along A1A between Boca Raton and Delray Beach with almost no commerce — oceanfront condominium towers, a few gated single-family enclaves such as Bel Lido, and Intracoastal frontage on the west side. Buyers here are choosing a building or a lot rather than a neighborhood, so the decision turns on beach frontage, floor height and association reserves.
What drives price in Highland Beach
Highland Beach is a narrow town along A1A between Boca Raton and Delray Beach, made up almost entirely of oceanfront condominiums, a few single-family enclaves and Intracoastal-front homes. There is very little commercial development, so the market is purely residential. Building-level factors drive condo prices: beach frontage, building age, amenities, and the association's reserve and inspection history. For single-family homes, frontage — ocean, Intracoastal or interior — matters most.
Because the town is built out, new construction is limited to occasional redevelopment, so most purchases are resales in existing buildings. Florida's post-2022 condominium safety rules require milestone inspections and fully funded reserves for structural items, which makes reviewing each building's financials an important part of the process.
Commute and connectivity
Residents use Boca Raton and Delray Beach for shopping, dining and schools, with Linton Boulevard and Spanish River Boulevard leading west to I-95. The two nearest commercial airports, PBI to the north and FLL to the south, are each a thirty- to forty-minute drive.
Buying and renting: the practical checklist
What a Highland Beach transaction usually involves, line by line.
| Financed purchase | Plan on roughly 30–45 days from signed contract to keys. |
| All-cash purchase | Can wrap up in about two weeks once title is clear. |
| Condo purchase | Budget time for the association application and board sign-off. |
| Near the water | Quote flood and windstorm coverage before you write the offer. |
| Annual lease | Expect first month, last month and a security deposit at signing. |
| Benchmarking a listing | Hold its $/sqft against the Highland Beach median in the dashboard above. |
Around Highland Beach: outings and dining
Things to do
- A1A ocean drive
The town's single road, running between the ocean and the Intracoastal.
- Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (nearby)
Boca Raton's barrier-island nature center, just south of town.
- Atlantic Avenue (nearby)
Delray Beach's downtown, a few minutes north.
- Mizner Park (nearby)
Boca Raton's downtown district, a short drive southwest.
Where to eat
- Atlantic Avenue (nearby)
Delray Beach's restaurant corridor, a few minutes north.
- Downtown Boca (nearby)
Mizner Park and Royal Palm Place restaurants to the south.
Highland Beach school options
Public, charter, private and higher-ed names buyers ask about most.
| School | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach County public schools | Public | Highland Beach students attend district schools in neighboring cities; confirm assignment by address. |
| Saint Andrew's School (nearby) | Private | Independent PK-12 school in west Boca Raton. |
| American Heritage School — Palm Beach Campus (nearby) | Private | Private PK-12 school in Delray Beach. |
Assignment zones get redrawn, so confirm the schools tied to a specific address with the Palm Beach County school district, and check private-school admissions directly before an offer depends on them.
Highland Beach questions, answered
- Is Highland Beach a good place to buy a home?
- Highland Beach is known for an A1A ribbon of oceanfront towers between Boca and Delray, and that identity anchors long-term demand. Judge the market by the numbers on this page — actual closed sales, the median sale price, and how long homes took to sell over the trailing twelve months.
- What is the median home price in Highland Beach?
- The dashboard at the top of this page carries the current 12-month median sale price for Highland Beach, alongside price per square foot and medians split by bedroom count and property type — all computed from closed MLS sales, refreshed continuously rather than quoted from stale reports.
- Should I buy a condo or a house in Highland Beach?
- The houses-versus-condos table shows how Highland Beach sales split between condos, single-family homes and townhomes, and what each segment's median ran over the last year. Condos add monthly association dues and a board-approval step; houses carry their own insurance and maintenance. Every property type has its own live search page linked below.
- How do I see every home for sale in Highland Beach?
- Use the Highland Beach map search — every active MLS listing in the city, updated continuously, with the city boundary drawn on the map and filters for property type, bedrooms and price.