Boca Raton: high water table, a lot of finished space
Boca Raton had 97,422 residents in the 2020 census and sits about 13 feet above sea level on the southern edge of Palm Beach County. Its eastern side has about two miles of beaches, the Intracoastal Waterway runs the length of the city, and Lake Boca Raton and the El Rio canal carry water through older neighborhoods. The water table is high enough that basements are not built here, so when water gets into a Boca home, it spreads across the slab under tile, wood and carpet.
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October 2025: nine inches in about two hours
On a Sunday night in late October 2025, Boca Raton's public works and engineering director told WFLX the city received about nine inches of rain in roughly two hours and that the drainage systems were overwhelmed. Residents in the Palm Beach Farms area, which drains through pipes into canals, were stranded by water around their homes. The city said the flooding data would feed into its Innovative Sustainable Infrastructure Program, which includes Palm Beach Farms, with construction scheduled for spring 2026.
It was not a hurricane. That is the point: short, intense storms can put water into Boca homes in any month of the wet season.
Boca Raton's homes and their water damage
1920s and older neighborhoods
Addison Mizner planned Boca Raton as a resort in the 1920s. Little of his plan was built before his company failed in 1927, but the Cloister Inn of 1926 and the Old Floresta houses remain. Older plumbing and roofs need a careful hand.
The postwar boom
The city grew from 6,961 people in 1960 to 28,506 in 1970 and 49,505 in 1980. Homes from those decades can still have original plumbing in places, so ask the company to note the age of the water heater and supply lines it finds.
Condos and gated communities
Condo associations, country club communities and newer luxury towers bring association rules and shared walls. Under Florida law, a condo owner generally handles interior finishes and the association the structure.
Four things worth knowing before you call
Much of the city is in the flood hazard area
The City of Boca Raton says a large portion of the city lies in the special flood hazard area, and its floodplain manager can answer questions about drainage problems and repeated claims.
New maps in December 2024
FEMA adopted new flood insurance rate maps for the area on December 20, 2024. If you have not checked your zone since then, look it up.
City or county?
West Boca is unincorporated, so its residents deal with Palm Beach County rather than the city for flood zone and permit questions.
Hurricanes that hit
The city's history lists the 1947 Cape Sable hurricane, Frances and Jeanne in 2004, Wilma in 2005 and Irma in 2017.
Services Boca Raton callers ask about
- Emergency water removal: a burst line in a condo, a water heater in the garage, a leak under the kitchen sink
- Flood damage cleanup after heavy rain or storm surge
- Water damage repair, including matching finishes in older or high-end homes
- Mold after water damage, sent to a mold specialist
In a gated community or condo, tell the company about any access or work-hour rules when you call, and let your association know before work starts.

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