Delray Beach
Housing Market
Median sale price $348,750, down 1.1% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 59 days.
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Inventory sits at 2.8 months of supply — tight by the 3-to-6-month balanced benchmark, and 35% of listed homes are already under contract. Prices are down 1.1% versus the prior year, but sellers are still collecting 90.8% of asking. Taken together, the data points to a broadly balanced market where preparation decides who wins.
Who has leverage right now
Leverage scores are derived from the Momentum Score (supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend). Right now the data favors neither side decisively.
- Prices — more likely to stabilize than fall sharply. Supply remains below balanced levels even as prices soften; without a meaningful inventory build, further declines tend to be shallow.
- Inventory — tightening over the tracked window; watch whether that holds through the season.
- Negotiating power — buyers gain ground as 35% 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 Delray Beach data, not a prediction or guarantee. Markets move; talk to an agent before acting on any single reading.
One inventory number hides four different markets
Months of supply = active listings ÷ monthly sales pace, bucketing communities by their recent median. 3–6 months is the balanced band.
Where Delray Beach is hot — and where it isn't
Each dot is a community (239 shown, sized by sales volume rank). Click any dot to open its full neighborhood guide.
The read on Delray Beach
The median sale price across Delray Beach currently stands at $348,750, down 1.1% from a year ago. Buyers are paying a median of $244 per square foot. The typical home goes under contract in about 59 days. Sellers are capturing 90.8% of their original asking price on average.
At the current sales pace that works out to 2.8 months of supply — a seller-leaning market by the standard six-month benchmark.
Delray Beach prices sit below the Palm Beach County median by roughly 30%. 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 Delray Beach is 56 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 26, 2026.
Delray Beach since 2012 — and where it’s heading
A median home here sold for $200,883 in 2012 and $709,608 over the last recorded year — 253% appreciation across 14 years of recorded sales.
Median sale price · 2012–2026 (31,943 recorded sales)
Days on market by year
Home value trend · Palm Beach County (Zillow ZHVI)
For-sale inventory · county (Zillow)
Daily active vs pending · Palm Beach County (MLS)
Median price · daily recalculation
What’s driving Delray Beach
Top inbound states: NY, NJ, MA, CA. Movers arriving report ~$177,212 average income. Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration, 2022-2023
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
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
The calls we’re making from today’s data
The sharpest 1-yr median swing among tracked communities. Thin samples can exaggerate swings — verify with a comp analysis before treating it as trend.
The most crowded shelf in the market. Sellers here are competing hardest — which means overpaying in this band is the most avoidable mistake in Delray Beach right now.
The tightest band — sellers in this range hold the most leverage, and buyers should walk in with financing done and terms clean.
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.
Neighborhoods on the move
| Delray Town OfDelray Beach | $1.18M | ▲ 52% |
| Gleneagles Condo IiiDelray Beach | $485K | ▲ 48% |
| LAS VERDESDelray Beach | $242K | ▲ 45% |
| Gleneagles Condo IvDelray Beach | $408K | ▲ 43% |
| Gleneagles Condo VDelray Beach | $325K | ▲ 40% |
| Huntington Lakes Sec Four CondosDelray Beach | $138K | ▼ 34% |
| Pineapple Grove Village CondoDelray Beach | $520K | ▼ 32% |
| High Point Of Delray Sec 6 CondoDelray Beach | $148K | ▼ 32% |
| Pelican HarborDelray Beach | $1.02M | ▼ 30% |
| Delray VillasDelray Beach | $237K | ▼ 29% |
| HIGH POINT OF DELRAY WESTDelray Beach | $145K | 10 |
| LAKES OF DELRAYDelray Beach | $175K | 10 |
| MIZNER COUNTRY CLUBDelray Beach | $1.61M | 5 |
| PINES OF DELRAYDelray Beach | $180K | 5 |
| SOUTHRIDGEDelray Beach | $724K | 5 |
| Addison ReserveDelray Beach | $2.15M | 3 days |
| Delaire Country ClubDelray Beach | $2.38M | 4 days |
| Homewood LakesDelray Beach | $497K | 10 days |
| High Point Of Delray Sec 5 CondoDelray Beach | $160K | 11 days |
| the groveDelray Beach | $395K | 13 days |
Delray Beach ZIP codes
Most active communities
Put this data to work
The questions people actually ask
Should I buy a house in Delray Beach right now?
The data says conditions currently favor neither side decisively in Delray Beach — the Momentum Score reads 56/100 with 2.8 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 Delray Beach becoming more affordable?
Yes, modestly — the median sale price in Delray Beach is $348,750, down 1.1% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 90.8% of asking price. Softening prices plus normal-length marketing times mean affordability is improving at the margin, though financing costs matter more than list prices for most monthly payments.
Where are prices falling fastest in Delray Beach?
Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are Huntington Lakes Sec Four Condos (-34%); Pineapple Grove Village Condo (-32%); High Point Of Delray Sec 6 Condo (-32%). 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 Delray Beach neighborhoods are most competitive?
Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are Addison Reserve (3 days); Delaire Country Club (4 days); Homewood Lakes (10 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 59 days.
How does Delray Beach compare to the rest of Palm Beach County?
Delray Beach's median of $348,750 runs 30% below the county-wide median of $495,000, and homes here take 59 days to go under contract versus 56 county-wide.
Delray Beach housing market FAQ
What is the median home price in Delray Beach?
The median sale price in Delray Beach is currently $348,750, down 1.1% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated August 26, 2026.
Is Delray Beach a buyer's or seller's market right now?
The data currently is roughly balanced. Delray Beach scores 56 of 100 on the Momentum Score, with 2.8 months of housing supply. Conditions change; this page updates daily.
How long do homes take to sell in Delray Beach?
The typical home in Delray Beach goes under contract in about 59 days, per current MLS data.
Are home prices in Delray Beach rising or falling?
Median sale prices are down 1.1% year over year based on a rolling comparison of MLS sales.
Momentum agents use this intelligence every day to price listings and write winning offers across Delray Beach. Talk through what the numbers mean for your move.
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 26, 2026 at 8:37 PM ET
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.