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33444 (Delray Beach)
Housing Market

ZIP code market report · Palm Beach County

Median sale price $1,612,500, up 12.1% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 62 days, 33 homes on the market.

10 communities reporting116 sales analyzedRefreshed twice dailyMomentum Score 57
Live Market Pulse
57/100
Momentum
Balanced Market
Prices are up 12% in one year. Recalculated every day from licensed MLS data · last refresh August 31, 2026 at 7:34 AM ET.
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Price
$1.61M
Median sold · 12 moConfidence: High
up 12.1% vs the prior 12 months
+12.1%
1-yr price change
n = 116 recent sales
$424/sf
Sold $/sqft · 12 mo
Palm Beach County: $305 · +7.9% vs prior yr
92.3%
Sale vs ask
Palm Beach County: 92.2% · +0.9pp vs prior yr
$475K
Palm Beach County home value
Zillow ZHVI, monthly · -0.1% vs a year ago
Tempo
3.7mo
Supply
3 to 6 months is the balanced band
62days
Median DOM · closed
Palm Beach County: 56 days · +4.0 days vs prior yr
25%
Under contract
Palm Beach County: 34%
33 · 11 ▼16
For sale · pending
live counts, refreshed twice daily
115
Sold · last 12 mo
closed across all tracked communities · +23.4% vs prior yr
Market context
22%
Listings with price cuts
Palm Beach County · Zillow · -1.0pp vs prior month
13,456
County for-sale inventory
Zillow, monthly · -4.5% vs prior month
4%
New construction
share of recent sales
57/100
Momentum score
Balanced Market
10
Communities reporting
of 10 tracked in 33444
Economy & people · county layer
$81,115
Median household income
U.S. Census ACS, county
1,507,453
County population
+4.2% since 2018
5.8×
Price to income
county home value vs median income
70%
Owner-occupied
U.S. Census ACS, county
$3,600/yr
Median property tax
county, ACS
Licensed FL MLSZillow ResearchU.S. Census ACSPublic records
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Today's Take · August 31, 2026
Jon Brooks
Jon Brooks
Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research
Housing Market Analyst

Inventory sits at 3.7 months of supply — balanced by the 3-to-6-month balanced benchmark, and 25% of listed homes are already under contract. Prices are up 12.1% versus the prior year and sellers are still collecting 92.3% of asking. Taken together, the data points to a broadly balanced market where preparation decides who wins.

What It Means

Who has leverage right now

BUYER'S SELLER'S 57
Momentum Score
Buyer leverage43
Seller leverage57

Leverage scores are derived from the Momentum Score (supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend). Right now the data favors neither side decisively.

Momentum Outlook
  • Prices — pressure remains upward while supply stays this thin.
  • Inventory — tightening over the tracked window; watch whether that holds through the season.
  • Negotiating power — buyers gain ground as 25% of inventory sits under contract.
  • Mortgage sensitivity — at 5.8× income, this market is highly sensitive to rate moves; rate relief tends to show up in demand here quickly.

Derived from current 33444 data, not a prediction or guarantee. Markets move; talk to an agent before acting on any single reading.

Supply by Price Band

One inventory number hides four different markets

Under $300K
8.0 mo · buyer-tilted · 10 active
$500K–$750K
3.6 mo · balanced band · 6 active
$750K+
2.7 mo · seller-tilted · 15 active

Months of supply = active listings ÷ monthly sales pace, bucketing communities by their recent median. 3–6 months is the balanced band.

Neighborhood Heat Map

Where 33444 is hot — and where it isn't

Each dot is a community (9 shown, sized by sales volume rank). Click any dot to open its full neighborhood guide.

Analysis

The read on 33444 (Delray Beach)

The median sale price across 33444 currently stands at $1,612,500, up 12.1% from a year ago. Buyers are paying a median of $424 per square foot. The typical home goes under contract in about 62 days. Sellers are capturing 92.3% of their original asking price on average.

There are 33 active listings on the market, with 11 more already under contract. At the current sales pace that works out to 3.7 months of supply — a seller-leaning market by the standard six-month benchmark. 115 homes closed here over the trailing 12 months.

Zillow's home value index for Palm Beach County stands at $474,780. About 22% of listings county-wide have taken a price cut — a useful gauge of seller flexibility.

Weighing supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend together, the Momentum Score for 33444 is 57 of 100 — balanced market territory. This page recalculates every day as new MLS data lands, so the numbers above reflect the market as of August 31, 2026.

Trends & History

33444 since 2012 — and where it’s heading

A median home here sold for $467,184 in 2012 and $1,519,073 over the last recorded year — 225% appreciation across 14 years of recorded sales.

Median sale price · 2012–2026 (2,012 recorded sales)

$445K$993K$1.54M$1.52M2012: $467K2013: $497K2014: $674K2015: $607K2016: $613K2017: $567K2018: $687K2019: $756K2020: $800K2021: $939K2022: $1.15M2023: $1.21M2024: $1.35M2025: $1.45M2026: $1.52M20122015201920232026

Days on market by year

12d65d118d62d2012: 112d2013: 116d2014: 97d2015: 96d2016: 97d2017: 81d2018: 79d2019: 82d2020: 63d2021: 39d2022: 15d2023: 38d2024: 55d2025: 58d2026: 62d20122015201920232026

Home value trend · Palm Beach County (Zillow ZHVI)

$468K$471K$475K$475KJul '25: $475KAug '25: $471KSep '25: $469KOct '25: $468KNov '25: $468KDec '25: $468KJan '26: $469KFeb '26: $470KMar '26: $471KApr '26: $472KMay '26: $472KJun '26: $473KJul '26: $475KJul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

For-sale inventory · county (Zillow)

13,39714,86516,33313,456Jul '25: 16,275Aug '25: 15,590Sep '25: 15,031Oct '25: 14,793Nov '25: 14,751Dec '25: 14,638Jan '26: 14,817Feb '26: 15,056Mar '26: 15,447Apr '26: 15,250May '26: 14,782Jun '26: 14,089Jul '26: 13,456Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

Daily active vs pending · Palm Beach County (MLS)

3,0446,98910,934Jul 07 · Active: 10,777Aug 03 · Active: 10,265Aug 04 · Active: 10,245Aug 05 · Active: 10,210Aug 06 · Active: 10,182Aug 07 · Active: 10,209Aug 08 · Active: 10,256Aug 09 · Active: 10,244Aug 10 · Active: 10,232Aug 11 · Active: 10,175Aug 12 · Active: 10,175Aug 13 · Active: 10,181Aug 15 · Active: 10,211Aug 17 · Active: 10,170Aug 19 · Active: 10,147Aug 22 · Active: 10,181Aug 23 · Active: 10,182Aug 28 · Active: 10,129Aug 29 · Active: 10,161Aug 30 · Active: 10,168Aug 31 · Active: 10,152Jul 07Aug 12Aug 31ActivePending

Median price · daily recalculation

$1.54M$1.61M$1.68M$1.61MAug 11: $1.61MAug 12: $1.61MAug 13: $1.61MAug 15: $1.61MAug 17: $1.61MAug 18: $1.61MAug 19: $1.61MAug 20: $1.61MAug 21: $1.61MAug 22: $1.61MAug 23: $1.61MAug 24: $1.61MAug 26: $1.61MAug 28: $1.61MAug 29: $1.61MAug 30: $1.61MAug 31: $1.61MAug 11Aug 17Aug 21Aug 26Aug 31
Local Economics · county layer

What’s driving 33444

Who’s moving here
-1,374 net residents/yr

Top inbound states: NY, NJ, MA, CA. Movers arriving report ~$177,212 average income. Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration, 2022-2023

Insurance reality check
$1,753/yr avg premium

18,387 Citizens policies in force in Palm Beach County — the state-backed insurer of last resort. Budget insurance into any Palm Beach purchase before you fall in love with a house. Source: Citizens Property Insurance, Detail by County, April 2026

Building pipeline
4,228 units permitted +3% YoY

2,495 single-family · 1,733 multi-family · 2.8 per 1,000 residents. Future supply pressure starts here. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025

Momentum Research Desk

The calls we’re making from today’s data

Biggest move
SOUTHRIDGE ▲ 34%

The sharpest 1-yr median swing among tracked communities. Thin samples can exaggerate swings — verify with a comp analysis before treating it as trend.

Biggest risk buyers are ignoring
Under $300K: 8.0 months of supply

The most crowded shelf in the market. Sellers here are competing hardest — which means overpaying in this band is the most avoidable mistake in 33444 right now.

Biggest opportunity
$750K+: 2.7 months of supply

The tightest band — sellers in this range hold the most leverage, and buyers should walk in with financing done and terms clean.

What we’re telling clients today

Both sides have a case: buyers should negotiate on days-on-market, sellers should lean on the under-contract rate. Preparation, not the market, decides who wins a balanced tape.

Generated from today’s data by Momentum’s analysis engine and reviewed on a rolling basis by our broker team.

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Community Movers

Neighborhoods on the move

Prices rising fastest
SOUTHRIDGEDelray Beach$724K▲ 34%
MIZNER COUNTRY CLUBDelray Beach$1.61M▲ 12%
LAKE IDADelray Beach$2.08M▲ 2%
the groveDelray Beach$395K▲ -2%
HIGH POINT OF DELRAY WESTDelray Beach$145K▲ -5%
Prices cooling fastest
Seven BridgesDelray Beach$1.88M▼ 11%
HIGH POINT OF DELRAY WESTDelray Beach$145K▼ 5%
the groveDelray Beach$395K▼ 2%
LAKE IDADelray Beach$2.08M▼ 2%
MIZNER COUNTRY CLUBDelray Beach$1.61M▼ 12%
Most homes for sale
HIGH POINT OF DELRAY WESTDelray Beach$145K10
MIZNER COUNTRY CLUBDelray Beach$1.61M5
SOUTHRIDGEDelray Beach$724K5
LAKE IDADelray Beach$2.08M4
Seven BridgesDelray Beach$1.88M4
Selling fastest
the groveDelray Beach$395K13 days
LAKE IDADelray Beach$2.08M36 days
Seven BridgesDelray Beach$1.88M43 days
SOUTHRIDGEDelray Beach$724K51 days
MIZNER COUNTRY CLUBDelray Beach$1.61M68 days
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Plain Answers

The questions people actually ask

Should I buy a house in 33444 right now?

The data says conditions currently favor neither side decisively in 33444 — the Momentum Score reads 57/100 with 3.7 months of supply. For buyers that means preparation over hesitation: well-priced homes still move fast, but there is more room to negotiate than a year ago. The right timing always depends on your rate, your equity, and how long you plan to stay — not just the market.

Is 33444 becoming more affordable?

No — the median sale price in 33444 is $1,612,500, up 12.1% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 92.3% of asking price. Rising prices mean waiting has a cost; affordability hinges mostly on your rate.

Where are prices falling fastest in 33444?

Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are Seven Bridges (-11%); HIGH POINT OF DELRAY WEST (-5%); the grove (-2%). Note that community-level medians move on small sale counts — a few high- or low-end closings can swing them — so treat these as leads for a comp analysis, not verdicts.

Which 33444 neighborhoods are most competitive?

Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are the grove (13 days); LAKE IDA (36 days); Seven Bridges (43 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 62 days.

Questions

33444 (Delray Beach) housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in 33444?

The median sale price in 33444 is currently $1,612,500, up 12.1% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated August 31, 2026.

Is 33444 a buyer's or seller's market right now?

The data currently is roughly balanced. 33444 scores 57 of 100 on the Momentum Score, with 3.7 months of housing supply. Conditions change; this page updates daily.

How long do homes take to sell in 33444?

The typical home in 33444 goes under contract in about 62 days, per current MLS data.

How many homes are for sale in 33444?

There are approximately 33 active listings in 33444 as of August 31, 2026.

Are home prices in 33444 rising or falling?

Median sale prices are up 12.1% year over year based on a rolling comparison of MLS sales.

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Momentum agents use this intelligence every day to price listings and write winning offers across 33444 (Delray Beach). Talk through what the numbers mean for your move.

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Methodology & Accountability

Every number on this page is computed directly from licensed Florida MLS feeds, recorded public sales, Zillow Research, and U.S. Census data — nothing is manually adjusted or estimated by hand. Medians use recorded closed sales; supply figures use live listing counts refreshed twice daily; the Momentum Score methodology is summarized .

Analyst oversight: Jon Brooks — Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research · Housing Market Analyst · methodology reviewed quarterly · Last data refresh: August 31, 2026 at 7:34 AM ET

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Statistics on this page are computed automatically from licensed MLS feeds and public data sources (Zillow Research, U.S. Census Bureau) and summarized without manual review. Figures are estimates based on recent recorded activity, are deemed reliable but not guaranteed, and should be verified with a licensed agent before making decisions. This page does not constitute an appraisal or an automated valuation of any specific property. Momentum Realty is licensed in Florida and Georgia. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Selling in this ZIP? Weigh the numbers first: the Florida sell-now-or-wait scoreboard, why 201,552 Florida listings failed to sell in 12 months, and cash offer vs. listing, both numbers. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed.