Boynton Beach, Lantana, Delray Beach and Lake Worth Beach side by side: 2025 city tax rates, 2026 high school grades, Zillow values and Census figures.
Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s 2026 proposed and 2025 final millage chart (PDF) and homestead exemption page; the school district’s high school attendance boundaries; the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades; Zillow Research; the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey (QuickFacts); and Palm Beach County’s city limits.
These are the three cities closest to Boynton Beach: the Town of Lantana, about four miles north; Delray Beach, about five miles south; and Lake Worth Beach, about seven miles north. All four are in Palm Beach County, all four share the same county and school district tax rates, and all four are served by the School District of Palm Beach County. What differs is the city tax rate, the high school zones, home values and the Census figures. This page sets the official figures side by side, one table per topic. It does not say which is better.
City tax rates
Every property in the four cities pays the same county, school and special district rates, plus the rate of the city it is in. For tax year 2025, the final city rates on the Property Appraiser’s millage chart (PDF) were:
| City | 2025 final city rate (mills) | 2026 proposed city rate (mills) |
|---|---|---|
| Boynton Beach | 7.7500 | 7.7500 |
| Delray Beach | 6.1920 (6.1611 operating, 0.0309 debt) | 6.4660 (6.4371 operating, 0.0289 debt) |
| Lake Worth Beach | 5.8945 (5.4945 operating, 0.4000 debt) | 5.8945 (5.4945 operating, 0.4000 debt) |
| Lantana | 3.7500 | 3.7500 |
One mill is $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value. The 2026 column is the maximum each city proposed in July; the final 2026 rates were set at September budget hearings. The Boynton Beach City Commission adopted 7.4257 mills for 2026, as our property tax guide explains.
Chart: city tax rates
The rates all four share
| Taxing authority | 2025 final (mills) |
|---|---|
| Palm Beach County, operating | 4.5000 |
| Palm Beach County, debt service | 0.0330 |
| School Board, state rate | 3.0730 |
| School Board, local rate | 3.2480 |
| Health Care District | 0.6561 |
| Children’s Services Council | 0.4908 |
The county also levies a fire-rescue rate of 3.4581 mills and a library rate of 0.5491 mills in the areas it serves. Boynton Beach runs its own fire rescue and library, so those two rates do not appear on a Boynton Beach bill; for an address in another city, the August TRIM notice lists every rate that applies.
Homestead exemption. The same state exemption applies in all four cities: $25,000 off the assessed value for all taxes and, for 2025, up to $25,722 more off non-school taxes, according to the Property Appraiser’s homestead page. The application deadline is March 1.
High schools
High school zones do not follow city limits. This table shows how much of each city’s land falls in each high school zone in the school district’s attendance boundaries, with each school’s 2026 grade from the Florida Department of Education and the share of possible points it earned. Zones covering less than 4% of a city’s land are left out.
| City | High school zone | Share of city’s land | 2026 grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boynton Beach | Boynton Beach Community High | 66% | B (63%) |
| Boynton Beach | Atlantic High | 21% | C (56%) |
| Boynton Beach | Santaluces Community High | 12% | B (64%) |
| Lantana | Lake Worth High | 95% | C (55%) |
| Lantana | Santaluces Community High | 4% | B (64%) |
| Delray Beach | Atlantic High | 75% | C (56%) |
| Delray Beach | Boca Raton Community High | 14% | A (73%) |
| Delray Beach | Spanish River Community High | 11% | A (81%) |
| Lake Worth Beach | Lake Worth High | 98% | C (55%) |
Counted by street address instead of land, 77% of Boynton Beach addresses are in the Boynton Beach Community High zone, 13% in Atlantic and 9% in Santaluces, according to our count of Palm Beach County’s address points. Report cards: Boynton Beach Community High, Atlantic, Santaluces, Lake Worth, Boca Raton and Spanish River.
Home values
The Zillow Home Value Index for August 2026, by city. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family homes and condos together, not a sale price. Zillow does not publish a city series for Lantana.
| City | Typical home value, Aug. 2026 | Change from Aug. 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Worth Beach | $442,534 | up 0.5% |
| Boynton Beach | $403,510 | down 0.3% |
| Delray Beach | $343,049 | up 0.2% |
Chart: typical home values
More on Boynton Beach in our home prices guide.
Census figures
From the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates, the same vintage for all four. Median home value is the owners’ own estimate of what their home is worth, so it differs from Zillow’s index. Travel time is the average one-way commute for workers 16 and older who do not work at home.
| City | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Mean travel time to work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boynton Beach | 81,435 | $70,074 | $351,100 | 26.2 minutes |
| Delray Beach | 67,979 | $82,041 | $420,300 | 23.0 minutes |
| Lake Worth Beach | 43,365 | $61,200 | $401,200 | 26.8 minutes |
| Lantana | 12,256 | $70,012 | $396,200 | 22.6 minutes |
Each city’s full profile is on QuickFacts.
How to check an address
- Which city is it in? Search the parcel on the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s site. A Boynton Beach, Lake Worth or Delray Beach mailing address can be in unincorporated Palm Beach County, which has no city tax rate.
- Which schools? Enter the address in the district’s Find My School map.
- What will the taxes be? Use the Property Appraiser’s property tax calculator, and read the TRIM notice for the parcel, which lists every rate.
Related: Boynton Beach neighborhoods, property taxes, schools and your town, county and neighbors.
Frequently asked questions
Which has the highest city tax rate: Boynton Beach, Lantana, Delray Beach or Lake Worth Beach?
Boynton Beach. For tax year 2025, the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser lists a final city rate of 7.75 mills for Boynton Beach, 6.192 for Delray Beach and 5.8945 for Lake Worth Beach, each including city debt service, and 3.75 for Lantana.
What high school serves Lantana, Florida?
Most of Lantana, about 95% of its land, is in the Lake Worth High zone in the school district’s boundaries, with about 4% in the Santaluces Community High zone. Lake Worth earned a C and Santaluces a B in Florida’s 2026 grades.
Is Boynton Beach cheaper than Delray Beach?
On Zillow’s index, the typical home value in August 2026 was $403,510 in Boynton Beach and $343,049 in Delray Beach. On the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 survey, the median value of owner-occupied homes was $351,100 in Boynton Beach and $420,300 in Delray Beach. The two sources measure different things.
How many people live in Boynton Beach compared with Delray Beach?
Boynton Beach had 81,435 people and Delray Beach 67,979 in the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey. Lake Worth Beach had 43,365 and Lantana 12,256.
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