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Ocean Ridge is a small, quiet barrier island town between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, just east of Boynton Beach. Known for its natural beaches and residential character, it offers oceanfront and Intracoastal homes with easy access to Boynton Beach and Delray Beach.
Source: University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Florida Estimates of Population 2025. Because Ocean Ridge is a small community, Census home-value estimates carry wide margins of error and are not shown. Contact us for current sales data and pricing. Updated October 23, 2026.
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Ocean Ridge is primarily residential, with single-family homes, townhomes, and condominiums along State Road A1A. Ocean Inlet Park, near the Boynton Inlet, is popular for fishing, boating, and beach access.
Ocean Ridge connects to Boynton Beach via the Ocean Avenue and Woolbright Road bridges, with Interstate 95 a short drive west.
Public schools serving Ocean Ridge are part of the School District of Palm Beach County, and the area is also served by private schools. School assignments are based on address and can change, so confirm boundaries directly with the School District of Palm Beach County before making a purchase decision.
Buyers will find oceanfront and Intracoastal single-family homes, as well as condominiums and townhomes. Coastal properties should be evaluated for flood zone, elevation, seawall condition, and insurance costs.
Review the HOA, condominium, or club documents, budget, and fees carefully before you make an offer, and ask whether any special assessments are planned. If you are buying a condominium, ask for recent milestone inspection reports and the structural integrity reserve study, which Florida law requires for many condominium buildings three stories or taller, since they can affect future assessments.
Look up the property's flood zone on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center and get homeowners and flood insurance quotes early. Insurance can significantly affect your monthly cost, and a lender may require flood insurance depending on the zone.
Ask the seller for the roof's age and a wind mitigation inspection report. Florida requires insurers to offer discounts for qualifying wind-resistant features, such as impact-rated windows or shutters and stronger roof attachments, so these features can lower your premium. You can look up the property's hurricane evacuation zone through Palm Beach County Emergency Management.
If the home will be your primary residence, apply for Florida's homestead exemption with the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, generally by March 1 of the year after you purchase. Once a home is homesteaded, Florida's Save Our Homes provision limits yearly increases in its assessed value to 3% or the change in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower.
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Ocean Ridge is on the barrier island just east of Boynton Beach, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Ocean Ridge offers single-family homes, townhomes, and condominiums, including oceanfront and Intracoastal properties.
It depends on the property's flood zone and your lender's requirements. You can look up any address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, and we recommend getting insurance quotes before you make an offer.
Exodus Realty helps buyers and sellers across Palm Beach, Broward, Martin and St. Lucie Counties, including clients moving here from out of state.
Paul Christle, Licensed Real Estate Broker · Exodus Realty. Information is believed reliable but not guaranteed. Verify association rules, fees, flood zones, schools and taxes independently.