Lake Heights
Homes for Sale in Delray Beach, FL
All 1,473 homes for sale in Delray Beach, FL · median $285,000 · 141 homes for sale in 33444 · Palm Beach County homes for sale
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As of September 2026, the MLS records 19 closed sales in Lake Heights in Delray Beach, FL since 2002, the most recent in July 2024. Across Delray Beach as a whole, 1,411 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $359,500, 58 median days on market, with 472 homes for sale today. At that median and Palm Beach County's FY2025-26 rate of 18.72 mills, annual property tax runs about $6,730 ($5,960 with the full homestead exemption).
| Location | Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, FL · ZIP 33444 |
|---|---|
| Homes in the community | 23 (FL DOR 2025 assessment roll) |
| Years built | 1952–2024 (median 1962) |
| Typical living area | 2,220 sq ft (median) |
| Owner-occupied (homestead) share | 78% |
Data as of September 20, 2026. 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; housing-stock figures from Florida Department of Revenue public records. Market figures describe homes, not residents. Cite as: Momentum Realty, “Lake Heights key facts,” movewithmomentum.com/neighborhoods/lake-heights, data as of September 20, 2026.
Lake Heights is a small pocket in Delray Beach where the current MLS snapshot doesn't hand us a median price, an active count, or a days-on-market figure to lean on. That absence is itself the read: pricing here is set property-by-property, driven by condition, lot, and how a given home has been maintained rather than by any published community benchmark.
For a buyer, that means you underwrite each listing on its own merits and comparable sales, not on a headline number. For a seller, it means the burden is on presentation and pricing discipline — there is no strong community amenity story doing the selling for you, so the home has to carry the value on its own.
Nearby homes for sale
No active listings inside Lake HeightsHomes for Sale in Delray Beach, FL right now. These are the 6 closest homes on the market, by straight-line distance from the community's center; some may sit just outside its boundary.
Listing data from the MLS feeds named on each listing page; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Refreshed nightly.
The 60-Second Overview
Lake Heights sits within Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, on the beaches side of the market. Current MLS listings show no shared community amenities, so this is a location-and-home play rather than an amenity-driven one.
BeachesMLS sales records identify 14 homes in Lake Heights that have changed hands since 2003, built between 1951 and 2024 (median 1960), with a median living area of about 1,700 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: BeachesMLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.
County records show 3 qualified sales in Lake Heights across 2024–2025 (2 in 2024, 1 in 2025), median $2.90M — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.
Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.
Who Lake Heights is best for.
Best for
- Buyers prioritizing a Delray Beach location over shared amenities
- Buyers comfortable underwriting a home on its own comps and condition
- Buyers who prefer no community amenity dues in their carrying costs
Probably not for
- Buyers who want gated, resort-style community amenities
- Buyers who need a published community price benchmark before committing
- Buyers unwilling to weigh condition heavily in their valuation
The market around Lake Heights
Lake Heights is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.
In ZIP 33444, 173 homes are on the market and 20% are under contract — a steady corner of Delray Beach.
Across Palm Beach County, 10,140 homes are active and 3,201 pending (24% under contract).
In ZIP 33444 (Delray Beach), 413 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $724K ($405/sq ft), up 11.2% year over year, with a median 59 days on market. Right now 88 active and 19 pending listings put supply at about 4.6 months — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 33444 housing market and the Palm Beach County market.
ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Lake Heights specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.
Lake Heights by the numbers
From county property records and closed MLS sales for the Lake Heights subdivision: 9 homes on record; built 1951–2018; typical size about 1,691 heated sq ft; 3 bedrooms is the median. Housing mix: single-family 100%.
| Year | Recorded sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | $333,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | $325,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | $638,500 |
| 2021 | 1 | $490,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | $1,175,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | $1,937,500 |
Newest recorded sale: $800,000 on 2024-07-01.
Recorded data as of 2026-09-12; counts cover addresses tagged to this subdivision in the public record, not every parcel. Not an appraisal.
Housing distress & ownership in Lake Heights, Delray Beach
Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.
Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. 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 Lake Heights buying strategy.
If we were buying in Lake Heights 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 Lake Heights.
A location-first pocket in Delray Beach
With no community amenities identified in the current listings, the case for Lake Heights rests on the home itself and its position within Delray Beach. That's not a knock — plenty of Palm Beach County buyers prefer to pay for the house and the location rather than for pool, gate, or clubhouse dues they may never use.
Because we don't have a published price or pace figure for this community as of mid-2026, the practical approach is granular: pull the comparables street by street, weigh condition heavily, and treat every listing as its own negotiation. Value here is condition-driven, and the spread between a tired home and a renovated one can be wide.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Lake Heights. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community with no amenity story and no clean community-level price benchmark, the analysis has to be done at the individual-property level. We build the comps by hand, pressure-test condition, and tell you plainly when a listing is priced to its true merits and when it isn't.
Lake Heights in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- HOA status not on record. Verify any dues before you offer
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Lake Heights buy.
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Data sources & freshness
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR assessment roll (street-list match (2 streets, ZIP 33444)) |
| Under-contract shares | Beaches MLS records, as of 2026-09-20 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2002 (19 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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