Placide
Homes for Sale in Boca Raton, FL

Placide is a quiet Boca Raton pocket with no community amenities, where the home and its condition set the price. The market has cooled sharply, giving buyers time and leverage.

BeachesMLS sales records identify 50 homes in Placide that have changed hands since 2001, built between 1979 and 1979 (median 1979), with a median living area of about 1,826 sq ft and a typical 2-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are condominiums. Source: BeachesMLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

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.

Placide is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 33432, 432 homes are on the market and 17% are under contract — a slower corner of Boca Raton.

Across Palm Beach County, 10,960 homes are active and 2,777 pending (20% under contract).

In ZIP 33432 (Boca Raton), 53 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $1.43M ($862/sq ft), with a median 55 days on market. Right now 35 active and 10 pending listings put supply at about 7.9 months — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 33432 housing market and the Palm Beach County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Placide specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

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Zoned schools reflect the assignments reported on recent Placide listings and can change; always confirm with Palm Beach County Public Schools for a specific address.

Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Placide address.

Placide offers no pools, no clubhouse, no gates—none of the infrastructure that defines many Palm Beach County communities. What you get is the Boca Raton zip code and whatever the individual parcel delivers. That simplicity appeals to a specific buyer: someone who wants privacy, low overhead, and control over their own property without HOA programming or shared spaces.

The market data tells a blunt story. The median price of $1.15M is down sharply year-over-year, and inventory is moving slowly. The median of 263 days on market is among the longest we track, and the market heat score of 9 confirms a buyer's environment. The three closings in the observation window suggest a thin, selective pool of transactions. For sellers, that means every detail—updates, staging, pricing—matters. For buyers, it means patience and negotiation power.

Price per square foot sits at $704, a useful benchmark but one that swings significantly depending on finishes, lot size, and whether a home has been recently renovated. In a community with no amenities to anchor value, condition is everything. Two otherwise identical floor plans can trade at very different multiples based solely on how they present.

Since 2012, values have risen 84%, a reminder that even in a cooling cycle, Boca Raton real estate has delivered long-term appreciation. But near-term momentum has reversed, and anyone buying today should plan to hold and improve rather than flip.

Placide requires a broker who understands that without amenities or heavy turnover, every negotiation hinges on condition, comparable sales, and realistic timelines. We pull recent Palm Beach County comps, walk every listing with an eye for deferred maintenance, and price our sellers to move—not to test the market. In a slow-turning enclave, that discipline is the difference between a deal and another price cut.