Carriage Hill
Homes for Sale in Boca Raton, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat

Carriage Hill's median of $2.145 million reflects a community where most homes are original 1970s construction on large lots, and price is overwhelmingly a function of whether the buyer is valuing teardown land or a renovated/rebuilt residence. The neighborhood sits on 159 parcels built primarily between 1974 and the late seventies, with a scattering of newer builds through 2025; condition and modernity drive every negotiation.
Seventeen-and-a-half days median DOM and 19.4 percent year-over-year appreciation signal a market where rebuilt or significantly updated homes move quickly and at a premium, while older stock may linger or trade at land value. With 85 percent homestead exemptions, this is an established, owner-occupied enclave; sellers tend to be long-term residents, and inventory is episodic.
Carriage Hill right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($2.15M) is up 19.4% from the prior 12 months ($1.80M) and up 309% since 2012. With about 6 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level Beaches MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15. Confidence: Low (6 and 4 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 5x the typical Palm Beach County sale ($2.15M vs $460K, trailing 12 months, Beaches MLS records).
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Updated July 15, 2026 · Live data: Beaches MLS, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Carriage Hill market snapshot (as of July 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $2.15M ($612 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 18 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 19% from the prior 12 months and up 309% since 2012, computed from record-level Beaches MLS closed sales (6 closings in the current window).
Carriage Hill is a community of 159 homes in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, built between 1974 and 2025 (median 1978), with a median living area of about 2,697 square feet. 85% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Carriage Hill is a 159-home Boca Raton neighborhood where original 1970s houses share streets with contemporary rebuilds, making every transaction a case study in lot value versus improvement quality.
Who Carriage Hill is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with budgets at or above the median who want a Boca Raton address and are prepared to evaluate each home individually for age and condition.
- Investors or owner-users ready to acquire a teardown lot and finance a custom build, treating the purchase as a land play.
- Buyers who value large lots and established neighborhoods over resort-style amenities or new-construction uniformity.
Probably not for
- Buyers expecting every home in the price range to offer similar finishes, floor plans, or move-in readiness.
- First-time buyers or those without contingency budgets for deferred maintenance, surprise repairs, or phased renovation.
- Anyone seeking community pools, fitness centers, or gates—the neighborhood offers location and lot, not shared infrastructure.
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 15 of each year, from record-level Beaches MLS closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($2.15M) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($1.80M) IS the +19.4% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 11 sales each (6 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. All listings featuring the BMLS logo are provided by BeachesMLS, Inc. This information is not verified for authenticity or accuracy and is not guaranteed. Copyright © 2026 BeachesMLS, Inc. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
The Carriage Hill buying strategy.
If we were buying in Carriage Hill today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Carriage Hill.
Land value versus structure
The community's median year-built of 1978 tells you that most inventory reflects nearly five decades of deferred or partial updates. Buyers shopping here fall into two camps: those hunting a renovated or recently rebuilt home who will pay the full median or higher, and those prepared to acquire a teardown lot at a discount and start fresh. Price per square foot—$612 at the median—has limited meaning in a mixed-vintage market; an original home on the same street as a 2020 rebuild will trade tens of percentage points apart.
Six closings in the trailing window and seventeen-day median DOM indicate that well-presented homes find buyers quickly, while aged inventory requires either a price reflecting its as-is condition or a buyer with a renovation budget and timeline. The 309 percent appreciation since 2012 is driven by land scarcity and the wave of teardown-rebuild activity that has reshaped parts of the neighborhood; it does not imply that every standing structure has quadrupled in market value.
No community amenities appear in current MLS data—no pool, no clubhouse, no gates. What you are buying is location and lot. The value proposition is Boca Raton address and parcel size, not shared infrastructure. Homestead share of 85 percent means the neighborhood is stable and owner-occupied, but turnover is low and each sale is an individual negotiation shaped by the specific home's age and finish level.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Carriage Hill. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Carriage Hill buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 4 factors (8.5). Basis: Long-Term Appreciation +309% since 2012; Recent Direction +19.4% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 85% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 93.2% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
Carriage Hill requires an agent who can separate land value from improvement value and who knows which homes are priced as renovated product versus teardown opportunity. We will walk the lot lines, pull permit history, and tell you whether the asking price assumes you love the house or assume you will demolish it. In a neighborhood where condition varies by forty years and median DOM is under three weeks for the right property, speed and honest appraisal matter more than marketing fluff.
Carriage Hill in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | Beaches MLS closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 15, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (community parcel extract) |
| Under-contract shares | Beaches MLS records, as of 2026-07-12 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2001 (161 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of Beaches MLS records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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