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Homes in Boca Raton
Apartments outnumber houses in Boca Raton: 51% of its 49,128 homes are in buildings of two or more units. Detached houses make up 42% and townhouses and other attached houses 7%.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 42% of homes standing today; 19% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1983. 66% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Deerfield Beach, 4 miles away, 59% of homes were built before 1980, so Boca Raton's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Boca Raton's homes are newer than those in 58% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Apartments and condos
51% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Replacement windows
42% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Boca Raton weather and your shutters
At Pompano Beach Airpark, FL (8 mi away), August averages a high of 90.7°F and January a low of 60.4°F. Average highs reach 85°F from May to October.
About 59 days a year reach 90°F, 0 nights fall to freezing and 65.7 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around June and least in January.
That's more 90°F days than in 62% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 13 h 48 min on the longest day to 10 h 29 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 87° above the horizon in June and 40° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Pompano Beach Airpark, FL (temperature) and Delray Beach 1.6 Wsw, FL (precipitation, 5 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 76.3°F | 60.4°F | 3 in |
| Feb | 78.1°F | 62.4°F | 4.9 in |
| Mar | 80.2°F | 64.9°F | 3.9 in |
| Apr | 83.6°F | 69.5°F | 3.3 in |
| May | 86.3°F | 73.2°F | 5.8 in |
| Jun | 88.9°F | 76.3°F | 8.5 in |
| Jul | 90.5°F | 77.5°F | 6.5 in |
| Aug | 90.7°F | 77.7°F | 7.7 in |
| Sep | 89°F | 76.8°F | 8 in |
| Oct | 86.2°F | 73.7°F | 7 in |
| Nov | 81.3°F | 67.8°F | 3.8 in |
| Dec | 78.3°F | 63.7°F | 3.3 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 65.7 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Boca Raton
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Boca Raton
- Deerfield Beach 4 mi
- Delray Beach 6 mi
- Coconut Creek 8 mi
- Pompano Beach 9 mi
- Margate 11 mi
- Boynton Beach 11 mi
More about shutters in Boca Raton
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Boca Raton’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.