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Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW

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Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICWLocal sales and waterfront evidence

THE CURRENT PICTURE

Begin with the evidence

Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW recorded 6 MLS-reported sales from October 15, 2025 through October 14, 2026, with a median sold price of $14,000,000 and median sold price per living square foot of $1,972. Active inventory was 5 listings in the October 14, 2026 edition; MLS file last updated October 12, 2026. Recent sales carry Boca Raton MLS city labels. Inventory represents 10 MLS months of supply at the recent sales pace; this is a ratio, not a selling-time forecast. Cash purchases made up 66.7% of 6 closings with known buyer financing. Owners and buyers should check individual comparables before drawing conclusions from this small sample. Condos and co-ops are excluded; other residential types remain eligible. Fewer than ten sales make this a small sample.

A CLEARER WAY THROUGH THE REPORT

Start with your decision

Use the path that fits why you are exploring Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW. Every figure links back to its period, sample and source.

FOR OWNERS

Thinking of selling?

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FOR BUYERS

Considering a home here?

Explore local water surroundings, recreation and daily life, then compare the homes, boat routes and ownership arrangements that fit your priorities.

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What the Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW data shows

Observations: closed sales 2025-10-15 through 2026-10-14; MLS file last updated 2026-10-12.

  1. All 6 trailing-year closings in the Boca mainland group were recorded as single-family residences. Its housing mix differs from the mixed residential coastal groups. Supporting table
  2. Recent city labels are 6 Boca Raton. Historical source labels and active inventory can cover a different mix, shown separately below. Supporting table
  3. 5 Active listings against 6 trailing-year closings produce 10 MLS months of supply using the MLS file last updated 2026-10-12. This is an inventory-to-sales-pace ratio, not a forecast of how long a particular listing will take to sell. Supporting table

Trailing-year sales and current inventory

Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW · sales 10/15/25 through 10/14/26; Active listings; MLS file last updated 10/12/26
MarketClosed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFMedian market timeActive listingsMLS Months of supply2017–2026 YTD $/living SF change
Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW6$14,000,000 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales$1,972 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales7.5 days 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales510 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales+165.8% 11 baseline and 6 current usable sales · small-sample comparison

Compare all nine markets · Metric definitions

Contract timing

When contracts are signed in Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW

This chart and the findings use this market’s recorded contract dates. The month of contract is different from the month a home was listed.

Contract timing: Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICWMonthly counts of recorded contracts. April had the most in 2021–2025, with 8 of 41 contracts. February through April had 18 contracts.Contracts signed by month2015–192021–2502468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecFebruary–April: 12 contracts in 2015–19; 18 in 2021–25
Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW contracts by PurchaseContractDate, full calendar years, Bars show contract counts, not rates; the period totals are 60 in 2015–2019 and 41 in 2021–2025, The two periods each have at least 30 recorded contracts, 2020 and partial 2026 are excluded
Monthly contract counts behind this chart
Month2015–20192021–2025
January73
February34
March76
April28
May76
June42
July50
August43
September83
October50
November64
December22

What this market shows

In Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW, 18 of 41 recorded contracts in 2021–2025 were signed from February through April (43.9%). April had the most contracts: 8.

February–April accounted for 20.0% of 60 contracts in 2015–2019. The later share was 23.9 percentage points higher. This compares different homes over two complete five-year periods; it does not establish the best listing date for an individual property.

With 41 contracts across five years, monthly differences are especially sensitive to a few transactions.

MLS file last updated: September 24, 2026. Contracts are grouped by PurchaseContractDate; 2020 and the partial 2026 year are excluded from the comparisons. Condos and co-ops are excluded.

Read the full contract-seasonality analysis ↗

Life along Boca’s mainland waterways

Life around Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW

Boca’s mainland waterfront can combine time beside the Intracoastal with boating, public parks and downtown dining. Begin with the way you want to use the water, then match that routine to a particular home and its shoreline.

Location
Boca Raton area, mainland side of the Intracoastal Waterway
Setting
A selected waterfront report group with different shoreline and property arrangements.
Homes to consider
Compare the home, lot, outdoor spaces and actual water frontage.
Amenities and access
Public parks and independently operated venues have their own access arrangements.

Intracoastal and canals · The mainland label does not establish the same frontage or boating route for every home. Distinguish open Intracoastal frontage from canal settings, and confirm the survey, view and documented water access for the property.City of Boca Raton marine information

I would introduce this search through two connected experiences: life at home beside the water and the Boca destinations you would use ashore. This report covers a selected market group west of the Intracoastal, rather than one residential club or a certified neighborhood boundary.

01

Boating

Make the water part of your day

Silver Palm Park provides a public boat launch on the Intracoastal, plus a canoe and kayak launch. Its connection to Wildflower Park adds a place to pause ashore. The City requires a boat launch and trailer permit; a public launch complements, rather than establishes, a home’s private docking arrangements.

Silver Palm Park

02

Nature and paddling

A different pace at Rutherford Park

James A. Rutherford Park brings boardwalks, walking paths and kayak access together with restored mangrove habitat. An observation pier offers another way to enjoy the waterfront without taking out a boat. These public spaces can make nature outings part of family life, separate from the features of an individual residence.

James A. Rutherford Park

03

Beach outings

Keep the Atlantic in your routine

Spanish River Park offers beach access, trails, picnic spaces and a playground, with canoe and kayak launching on the Intracoastal side. It gives a mainland household a public coastal destination. Visit the actual route from your home and check the park’s parking pass or permit arrangements.

Spanish River Park Beach

04

Dining and shopping

An evening in Downtown Boca

Downtown Boca’s official guide highlights restaurants, outdoor dining, boutiques and cultural destinations. This can suit a casual meal after a day on the water or an evening with visiting friends. Explore the streets, parking and dining choices you enjoy; convenience will depend on the home’s location.

Official Downtown Boca visitor guide

05

Golf

A public coastal golf option

The City’s nine-hole Red Reef Family Golf Course provides a shorter golf outing in a setting between the Atlantic and Intracoastal. It broadens the activities available beyond boating. Arrange play with the course and evaluate any private golf or social club membership separately from the waterfront home.

Red Reef Family Golf Course

06

The property

Match your boat to the whole route

Boca’s marine guide identifies Intracoastal drawbridges and the inlet. For a buyer who plans to keep a boat at home, the route matters alongside the view. Have the relevant specialists establish dock rights, usable water depth, clearances and the condition of waterfront improvements for the specific vessel.

City of Boca Raton marine information

What to explore on your first visit

This setting is worth exploring if you want waterfront outdoor space with Boca’s beaches, dining and recreation as independent destinations. Decide whether your priority is a broad water view, keeping a boat at home or easy outings ashore.

  • How does this home’s actual shoreline and water view compare with other mainland properties in the report?
  • Can the documented dock and the full navigation route accommodate the boat I plan to use?
  • Which beach, dining and recreation routes would become part of our regular week?
Area information checked October 14, 2026City of Boca Raton marine informationDetails above summarize the linked sources. Confirm current facilities, access, planned openings and property-specific association arrangements with the relevant provider and property-specific advisers.

Properties by street and reporting group

Counts use distinct residential tax parcels, including residential lots and redevelopment sites. Each classification separately accounts for all 161 properties. Missing or conflicting tax labels remain unassigned. Tax labels can differ from MLS reporting labels; unavailable matches are not zero. Waterfront counts exclude condominium and co-op tax classifications; eligible townhouse and villa parcels share a tax housing group. Multifamily parcels, where eligible, count as properties rather than dwelling units.

Street
Street · residential property counts · 1 of 3
StreetProperties (tax records)
32ND ST1
33RD ST2
35TH ST3
36TH ST2
37TH ST2
39TH ST3
4TH LN3
5TH AVE11
8TH AVE1
8TH DR17
ALEXANDER PALM RD14
Street · residential property counts · 2 of 3
StreetProperties (tax records)
APPLEBY ST2
BERKELEY ST3
COASTAL DR5
COVENTRY ST3
DOVER ST2
EGRET POINT CIR3
ENFIELD ST2
FORSYTH ST2
GLOUCHESTER ST2
GOLDEN HARBOUR DR12
HARBOUR DR9
Street · residential property counts · 3 of 3
StreetProperties (tax records)
HAVANA DR2
LILAC DR1
MARINE DR2
MAYA PALM DR6
MULBERRY DR2
NAFA DR2
ORCHID BAY DR1
ORCHID BAY TER6
ROYAL PALM WAY29
SILVER LN6
Total properties
161
Tax city label
Tax city label · residential property counts
Tax city labelProperties (tax records)
BOCA RATON161
Total161
Tax development
Tax development · residential property counts
Tax developmentProperties (tax records)
5th Avenue5
Bel Marra12
Blue Inlet2
Boca Bay Colony6
Boca Harbour18
Boca Keys3
Caribbean Keys7
Dingman Acres2
Golden Harbour17
Harbour East10
Kinney & Gates5
Lake Rogers Isle13
Left Bank Estates3
Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club49
Sanctuary3
Tropic Isle6
Total161
Tax subdivision
Tax subdivision · residential property counts
Tax subdivisionProperties (tax records)
5th Avenue5
Bel Marra12
Blue Inlet2
Boca Bay Colony6
Boca Harbour1
Boca Harbour Island17
Boca Keys3
Caribbean Keys7
Dingman Acres2
Golden Harbour17
Harbour East10
Kinney & Gates5
Lake Rogers Isle13
Left Bank Estates3
Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club49
Sanctuary3
Tropic Isle6
Total161
Tax housing group
Tax housing group · residential property counts
Tax housing groupProperties (tax records)
Single Family Residence161
Total161

Geography, housing and waterfront evidence

Boca Raton mainland waterfront areas west of the Intracoastal Waterway. All recent sales were single-family homes. Closed sales cover October 15, 2025 through October 14, 2026 in the October 14, 2026 report edition. Active inventory uses the MLS file last updated October 12, 2026.

MLS city labels
Recorded classificationProperties (tax records)Closed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFActive listings
Boca Raton1616$14,000,000 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales$1,972 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales5
Recorded property types
Recorded classificationProperties (tax records)Closed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFActive listings
Single Family Residence1616$14,000,000 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales$1,972 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales5
Recorded waterfront classifications
Recorded classificationClosed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFActive listings
Waterfront flag + Canal Front feature (no ocean/ICW/river)0No eligible sales 0 usable salesNo eligible sales 0 usable sales1
Waterfront flag + Intracoastal feature (no Ocean Front)6$14,000,000 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales$1,972 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales4

Owner mailing footprint · Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW

Where owners direct their tax mail

A starting point for considering listing outreach, alongside recent sales and other market evidence.

34 of 176 parcels (19.3%) have a recorded mailing address that differs from the property address. These counts describe tax-mail destinations, not residency, unique households or where buyers moved from.

See the combined Waterfront Homes state and county totals →

1 address comparisons need review. 0 have unavailable or confidential mailing details; 1 have possible same-property street or unit variations. They are included in the parcel total and excluded from both the same-property and off-property counts below.

Residential parcels / lots
176
Mail sent to the property
141
Mail sent elsewhere
34
U.S. states / districts
9

Leading mailing counties

Off-property addresses only · one count per parcel

County / stateParcelsTax records
Palm Beach CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →19View records ↗
Broward CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →2View records ↗
Allegheny CountyPennsylvania1—
Cook CountyIllinoisExplore county parcel intelligence →1View records ↗
Douglas CountyNebraska1—
Georgetown CountySouth Carolina1—
Hillsborough CountyNew Hampshire1—

30 of 32 U.S. off-property mailings have a county assignment: 26 address matches and 4 ZIP-based estimates. 2 remain unresolved. Rankings include the estimates and can change as unresolved addresses are matched.

Top mailing states

32 off-property U.S. addresses

  1. Florida22
  2. Massachusetts2
  3. Pennsylvania2
  4. Delaware1
  5. Illinois1

2 international mailings are excluded from U.S. state and county rankings.

Search Palm Beach County Property Appraiser ↗Search Palm Beach County tax bills ↗
Full totals by state and county

Open a state to see its counties. State totals include unresolved counties. Each number counts parcels with off-property mailing addresses.

Florida 22 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Palm Beach CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →19190View records ↗
Broward CountyFloridaExplore county parcel intelligence →202View records ↗

County unresolved: 1.

Massachusetts 2 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Suffolk CountyMassachusettsExplore county parcel intelligence →101—

County unresolved: 1.

Pennsylvania 2 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Allegheny CountyPennsylvania110—
Montgomery CountyPennsylvaniaExplore county parcel intelligence →101View records ↗

County unresolved: 0.

Delaware 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Sussex CountyDelaware110—

County unresolved: 0.

Illinois 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Cook CountyIllinoisExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗

County unresolved: 0.

Nebraska 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Douglas CountyNebraska110—

County unresolved: 0.

New Hampshire 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Hillsborough CountyNew Hampshire110—

County unresolved: 0.

New York 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Suffolk CountyNew YorkExplore county parcel intelligence →110View records ↗

County unresolved: 0.

South Carolina 1 parcels
County / stateParcelsAddress matchedZIP basedTax records
Georgetown CountySouth Carolina110—

County unresolved: 0.

Source, scope and address matching

Prepared 2026-10-12 from the tax snapshots underlying the established property directories (source files modified 2026-09-05). These file dates do not establish a tax-roll year. This scope contains 161 developed residential parcels and 15 residential vacant lots. Commercial, common-area and agricultural classifications are excluded. Multiple parcels belonging to one owner count separately.

Waterfront Homes excludes tax-classified condominiums and cooperatives, consistent with the current community reports. Residential vacant lots remain included.

Capitalization, punctuation, common street abbreviations, unit labels and ZIP+4 suffixes are normalized. Recorded legal-unit aliases are used when they identify one parcel at a building; mailing to a different recorded unit remains off-property. Uncertain local street or unit variants and confidential or missing mailing details are withheld from the off-property rankings. A different mailing address elsewhere within the same community can still qualify.

Counties use the U.S. Census Geocoder. If a street cannot be matched, a county is estimated only when its 2020 Census ZIP area falls in a single county and agrees with the mailing state. A ZIP area is an approximation of postal delivery geography; ZIP-based counts are estimates. County boundaries use the 2020 vintage, including Connecticut’s historical counties. Connecticut tax assessments are maintained by towns.

Published figures contain aggregate counts only. A mailing destination can be a home, business, trustee, adviser or post-office box. Unresolved addresses may change the final rankings.

How to use this evidence

Tax-mail destinations may be personal or second residences, businesses, family offices, trusts, registered agents, attorneys or accountants. These records describe existing ownership as of the source snapshot; they do not establish primary residence, where wealth is held, buyer origin, decision-making authority or purchase intent. Long-held properties and recent purchases both appear in this ownership snapshot.

IRS migration data measures year-to-year tax-filing address changes for a different population and period. It is complementary context, not a count of incoming homebuyers. Neither dataset identifies a qualified buyer or proves future demand.

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Buyer financing

Cash and other buyer financing

Buyer-financing period: through . Source: BeachesMLS; financing snapshot 2026-10-14.

66.7% of the 6 closings with known buyer financing were coded Cash (4 cash purchases). Other reported financing accounted for 33.3% (2 closings). Small sample: fewer than 10 known financing observations.

Buyer financing · Boca Raton Mainland - West of ICW · 10/15/25 through 10/14/26
MeasureClosings
Cash purchases4
Other reported financing2
Closings with known buyer financing6
Unknown or unreported buyer financing0
Total closings in this financing snapshot6

Cash share = closings coded Cash ÷ closings with known buyer financing. Other reported financing is the remaining known category; it can include mortgages and other arrangements. Blank, unknown or conflicting financing is excluded from both percentages and counted separately. These are MLS-reported closings; the financing period above may differ from other tables on this page.

Overlap with other market groups

Shared closing events, 10/15/25 through 10/14/26
Other market groupClosings also in this group
No matched closing events in the other eight selected groups0

Matched by normalized parcel number, closing date and price. Missing parcel IDs limit cross-group matching; a zero match count does not certify non-overlapping geographic boundaries.

August 2026: recorded activity

1 closings in August 2026, compared with 2 in July 2026 (1 fewer closings). The small counts do not support a percentage-based market-direction claim.

Latest complete month and comparison periods
MonthClosed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFMedian market time
August 20261$20,000,000 1 usable sale · single transaction$2,413 1 usable sale · single transaction145 days 1 usable sale · single transaction
July 20262$14,000,000 2 usable sales · small sample: 2 sales$2,421 2 usable sales · small sample: 2 sales5.5 days 2 usable sales · small sample: 2 sales
August 20250No eligible sales 0 usable salesNo eligible sales 0 usable salesNo eligible sales 0 usable sales

Median $/living SF change from July 2026: -0.3% 2 baseline and 1 current usable sales · small-sample comparison. Calculation and sample rules.

Annual market evidence

Calendar years; 2026 is partial through 10/14/26
YearClosed salesMedian sold priceMedian sold $/living SFMedian market timeYear-on-year $/living SF change
201711$4,625,000 11 usable sales$742 11 usable sales47 days 11 usable salesBaseline
201812$4,725,000 12 usable sales$827 12 usable sales144 days 11 usable sales+11.5% 11 baseline and 12 current usable sales
201911$6,800,000 11 usable sales$1,101 10 usable sales182 days 11 usable sales+33.2% 12 baseline and 10 current usable sales
202019$5,450,000 19 usable sales$774 19 usable sales122 days 19 usable sales-29.7% 10 baseline and 19 current usable sales
202112$9,025,000 12 usable sales$1,050 12 usable sales64 days 12 usable sales+35.7% 19 baseline and 12 current usable sales
20224$6,850,000 4 usable sales · small sample: 4 sales$1,291 4 usable sales · small sample: 4 sales31 days 3 usable sales · small sample: 3 sales+22.9% 12 baseline and 4 current usable sales · small-sample comparison
20235$7,250,000 5 usable sales · small sample: 5 sales$1,236 5 usable sales · small sample: 5 sales181 days 5 usable sales · small sample: 5 sales-4.3% 4 baseline and 5 current usable sales · small-sample comparison
20249$15,800,000 9 usable sales · small sample: 9 sales$1,461 9 usable sales · small sample: 9 sales192 days 8 usable sales · small sample: 8 sales+18.2% 5 baseline and 9 current usable sales · small-sample comparison
20254$10,387,250 4 usable sales · small sample: 4 sales$1,616 4 usable sales · small sample: 4 sales44.5 days 4 usable sales · small sample: 4 sales+10.6% 9 baseline and 4 current usable sales · small-sample comparison
2026 YTD6$14,000,000 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales$1,972 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales7.5 days 6 usable sales · small sample: 6 sales+22% 4 baseline and 6 current usable sales · small-sample comparison

Year-on-year rows compare recorded calendar-year cohorts; 2026 is incomplete. Changes reflect property mix as well as pricing. They are not same-home appreciation.

Related market context

Put this market in context

These reports provide related context. Each defines its own geography, property types and reporting dates; the links do not make the markets interchangeable.

Related market reports

Analysis and perspective

David Abernathy is a Palm Beach County real estate agent with Waterfront Properties & Club Communities, where he served as Business Manager from 2008 through August 2026. During that tenure, he helped lead the development of Waterfront’s award-winning artificial-intelligence initiatives. He was 2020 JTHS-MIAMI president, serves on the MIAMI REALTORS® division board and is confirmed for the 2027 BeachesMLS board. His individual honors include MIAMI REALTORS® Thought Leader of the Year and JTHS-MIAMI AI Innovator of the Year.

Credentials, board service and speaking · David’s approach to applied AI

Before you choose a waterfront home

Connect the waterfront routine you want with the particular home, shoreline and ownership arrangements. A broad market label or attractive water view cannot answer these property-specific questions.

Match the water to your boat

Trace the actual route from the proposed dock to your destinations. Confirm current depth, tides, bridge clearances and opening arrangements for your vessel’s draft, beam and height. Check turning space and exposure at the dock. Compare current charts and navigation notices with a qualified local operator; a regional market report does not certify navigability.

NOAA Coast Pilot and navigation information

Inspect the dock and shoreline

Request the survey, recorded access documents, permits and maintenance history for the dock, lift and seawall. Obtain appropriate condition assessments and repair estimates. Verify approved use, dimensions, maintenance responsibility and any applicable submerged-land authorization with the relevant authorities and your advisers.

Florida DEP dock and shoreline permitting resources

Understand exposure and upkeep

Review the property’s flood mapping, elevation information, drainage, wind protection and insurance quotes. Ask about past water intrusion and the expected care of waterfront structures, exterior finishes and equipment. The shoreline position, home construction and recorded history matter more than an area-wide description.

FEMA Flood Map Service Center

Confirm the rights and daily fit

Check which waterfront, beach, dock, parking and shared spaces belong to the home or have documented access rights. Review applicable association obligations and guest arrangements. Visit at different times to assess privacy, traffic on the water, outdoor comfort and the household’s land-based routine. For a beachfront property, ask where the Coastal Construction Control Line lies and which approvals apply to intended changes.

Florida DEP coastal property mapping guidance

These are questions for an individual purchase. Confirm current property documents, physical conditions, approvals, navigation information and insurance terms with the appropriate professionals.

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Describe the supported residential footprint, housing forms, property sizes and local groups. Include the exact residential tax-property count and verified homestead counts when available. Tax scope can include residential lots, redevelopment sites or eligible multifamily parcels; it does not certify occupied homes, individual dwelling units, physical waterfront status or an exact municipal boundary. Preserve tax and MLS scope differences and the page’s geography and waterfront-classification tables.

Where useful, include verified owner-mailing destination counts in aggregate. A mailing destination is not an owner’s origin, nationality, primary residence, unique household or purchase intent. Homestead coding does not establish actual occupancy. Do not reproduce private owner identities or addresses.

Use the page’s waterfront buyer guide to connect the home search with practical checks: the actual vessel route, current depth and tides, bridges, dock and lift dimensions, seawall condition, survey and recorded access rights, relevant permits, property exposure, flood/elevation information, insurance quotes, maintenance and any association obligations. Treat unverified answers as questions for the appropriate provider, authority or qualified adviser. Do not present a market report as a navigation, structural, title, legal or insurance determination.

FINISH WITH USEFUL NEXT QUESTIONS
Offer a short set of visit or search questions tied to the reader’s priorities. Ask how water use, outdoor living, guest arrangements and land-based routines work from the particular home. A good view, a usable dock and a convenient boat route are separate considerations.

EVIDENCE AND DATES
Use the published website content you actually read. Preserve each source’s date, reporting period, definitions and number of usable records. Distinguish the report preparation date, the page/lifestyle review date, the common report edition and the actual MLS and Tax file update dates. An earlier source cutoff does not become newer because the report edition is later. Do not replace the published period with a newly inferred period or use today’s date or the latest transaction as a file update date.

Use only the website's published evidence or its page text pasted by the reader. Do not retrieve original MLS or tax files, use other uploaded data or fill gaps from outside sources. Omit optional metrics or details not published on the site. Turn decision-relevant gaps into recommendations within the report for the reader to confirm later with the appropriate professional; do not make that confirmation a prerequisite to writing. Do not invent answers or add routine “not available” rows for optional information. Attribute published facts to DavidAbernathy.com and clearly label any simple calculation from its published figures.

PRESENTATION
Write supporting counts in plain language in text, tables and charts, such as “18 sales” or “based on 18 properties”. Use the actual count and type of records behind the figure. Avoid statistical symbols, count shorthand and unexplained abbreviations. Explain in everyday language when only a few records or missing data limit a conclusion.

Use warm, professional prose that stands on its own. Include a table or chart only when supported and useful for the requested report length. Keep lifestyle first, market second and properties third. Avoid unsupported rankings, promises, personal experience or fees. Return a clearly formatted report in the conversation. Create a file or preview only if the reader requests one.

CREDITS — FOOTER ONLY
Market analysis by David Abernathy · [actual preparation date]
Adapted from the Boca Raton Mainland – West of ICW Waterfront Homes page: https://davidabernathy.com/waterfront-homes/boca-raton-mainland-west-of-icw.

For another community or area, open its exact page on DavidAbernathy.com and copy that page’s own report request or full instructions. Use the destination page’s collection-specific instructions rather than changing only the name and source link in this template.

How to read the Waterfront figures

Condos and co-ops are excluded; other residential MLS property types remain eligible. One eligible transaction is enough to report a figure. Small-sample labels identify fewer than ten usable sales.

MLS months of supply = Active listings ÷ (trailing-year sales ÷ 12). Each n is the usable count for that metric. A missing figure is not zero. Read the collection rules and metric definitions.

Detailed calculation and source notes

Closed-sales period: 2025-10-15 through 2026-10-14, inclusive, in America/New_York. Report edition: 2026-10-14. MLS file last updated: October 12, 2026. Tax file last updated: October 9, 2026. Original file dates are separate from the common report edition and sales period; an earlier file cutoff is not updated by a later edition. Source dates follow each file’s Drive modification date and do not prove that every off-MLS sale or late-reported event is present.

All Waterfront figures exclude MLS subtypes Condominium and Stock Cooperative. Townhouses, villas and other residential subtypes remain eligible. The same exclusions apply to sales, Active inventory, annual history, monthly figures and composition tables. Their boundaries are not independently certified; recorded city labels and housing mixes vary. No combined total, league-table rank or county-wide market estimate is calculated. A city is the recorded MLS label, not a surveyed municipal boundary. “Wide water” is a source-group name, not a measured width. Ocean access alone does not establish direct frontage.

Closed sales
Distinct recorded closed events assigned by CloseDate. Duplicate listing keys use the latest recorded modification. Repeated parcel, close-date and price combinations count once; listing key substitutes when parcel is missing. Missing price does not erase an otherwise dated closing count.
Medians and sample counts
One eligible transaction is enough to report a median; one eligible observation at each endpoint is enough for a percentage comparison with a positive baseline. A median with 1 usable sale equals that transaction’s value. Zero eligible observations display “No eligible sales”; an absent comparison is not 0%. Each supporting count belongs to that metric. Zero counts are real observations; a missing median is not zero.
Sold price and $/living SF
Positive finite closing prices; $/living SF is the median of each eligible sale's price divided by its positive living area, not a ratio of group totals.
Market time
Elapsed calendar days from OnMarketDate, or ListingContractDate if absent, to PurchaseContractDate. Valid intervals are 0–3,650 days. This is derived market time, not the MLS DOM field. Duplicate closing records with conflicting intervals are excluded from this metric, while the closing remains counted. Conflicting living areas likewise exclude only the $/living SF observation.
Months of supply
Active listing count ÷ (trailing-year closings ÷ 12), with at least one closing. With no closings, there is no sales pace and supply is not calculated. Only Active status is included, excluding pending and active-under-contract. Active listings are listing IDs, not a deduplicated count of homes.
Historical change
2017 full-year to 2026 YTD through 2026-10-14, using annual median sold $/living SF and at least one usable observation at each endpoint. This spans ten labeled calendar years, not ten elapsed years. It measures different sold cohorts, not repeat-sales appreciation or an individual home's gain. Full-year and partial-year results are not seasonally aligned.
Monthly comparisons
The latest complete month is August 2026; the table also shows the preceding month and the same month last year. Counts and absolute count differences remain visible. Changes in medians require one eligible observation in each period and a positive baseline. Small samples describe the transactions observed and do not establish a broad market trend.
Geography, housing and water flags
Composition tables partition each trailing-year cohort and show Active listings separately. Waterfront features follow an exclusive hierarchy: Ocean Front, then Intracoastal, then River Front, then Canal Front, then other. A false or conflicting flag is not inferred to be waterfront. These features do not certify physical frontage, navigability or dock rights.

Source mapping and physical boundaries remain distinct: export membership has been checked against wf_region_name, but saved boundary polygons, a city-label crosswalk and parcel-level frontage verification were not in the source folders. Conflicting records and historical label anomalies are disclosed. Tax records provide residential parcel/property counts and recorded situs and classification fields; they do not establish occupied-home or dwelling-unit counts, turnover rates, waterfront status or a waterfront premium.

Market analysis and comparison methodology by David Abernathy. Data derived from BeachesMLS and identified public sources. Comparison communities are editorial selections intended to provide market context, not evidence of buyer cross-shopping, and may change over time.

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Sources and calculation details

Figures are derived from BeachesMLS records. Property types use MLS classifications. Tax files support the audit and do not determine the reported housing type or sales figures.

Inspect source files, coverage and revisions

Legacy export name: Boca Raton Mainland - West of ICW. Every MLS row matched that wf_region_name. Display wording reflects the observed source population; the established URL is retained.

Property-type exclusions: 0 trailing-year closing events and 0 Active listings removed; 0 closed events excluded across the full source history. MLS subtypes excluded: Condominium and Stock Cooperative. All headline, historical and monthly metrics use the retained cohort.

This report is built from BeachesMLS listing exports and property-tax records. MLS data supplies geography, property type, waterfront flags, listing status, dates, prices and living area; tax data supplies the residential parcel/property counts, situs fields and county classification groups used in the property-count tables and, where shown, availability context; it does not determine MLS sales, property type or waterfront classification. Source completeness and fingerprints are verified internally, but raw filenames, links, identifiers and fingerprints are not published.

Full-source geography and property-type inventory

These audit counts cover the original unfiltered file, including excluded condos/co-ops, across all statuses and years. They are not the population used in the reported metrics or unique home counts.

MLS city labels: Boca Raton: 540.

MLS property types: Single Family Residence: 540.

MLS waterfront flags: false: 4; true: 536.

Observed closing dates: 2000-04-28 through 2026-08-19. Transaction dates do not establish source freshness.

Tax: 391 rows; 161 distinct populated parcel IDs. Rows include repeated building/land records and may include vacant/nonresidential uses; unique parcel counts are not certified home counts. Tax and MLS populations are not assumed equivalent. The collection summary generated 2026-10-14 reports 391 tax rows, matching the supplied tax file. Neither row count is reported as certified housing inventory.

Tax situs city labels (row counts): BOCA RATON: 391.

Deduplication and revision record

540 unique listing keys; 1 duplicate closing rows collapsed across the full history; 0 closed records without a usable closing date; 0 future-dated closings excluded.

Conflicting duplicate fields: days: 1. Affected geography/housing/water rows are labeled conflicting; conflicting market-time and living-area observations are withheld.

Current-value revisions reflect condo/co-op exclusions, the one-observation reporting rule and, where present, removal of conflicting market-time or living-area observations.

Analysis by David Abernathy from BeachesMLS exports and property-tax records. The tables publish aggregates; licensed listing records and owner information are not republished.

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