Exclusive | Sleepy retiree haven in Florida is booming with hip new residents eager to launch their careers

Nypost · May 28, 2026 · 1033 words · By Melissa Malamut

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Sleepy retiree haven in Florida is booming with hip new residents eager to launch their careers See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleBoca is booming — without the boomers.

Common ground

When Diana Gonçalves, 33, a Pilates instructor and personal trainer, was looking for the perfect place to live and open her fitness business, she chose the pink-painted, gray-haired town of Boca Raton, Florida — on purpose.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 24 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “According to the National Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the median sales price of houses sold in the US in Q4 2025 was $405,300.”

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Claim 2: “Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift notably spent time in Boca during the 2025 NFL off-season while Kelce was training at local gym, Johnny O’s.”

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Claim 3: “Office Depot, Celsius, ADT and Canon all have a Boca headquarters.”

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No evidence was found after searching for these headquarters in Boca Raton.

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Claim 4: “According to Zillow data, the average Boca Raton home value is nearly $563,000”

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Claim 5: “According to census data, of Boca’s approximately 102,000 residents, 24.6% are over age 65.”

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Wikipedia provides the 2020 census population as 97,422, which is close to 102,000, but no evidence in the provided results confirms the specific percentage of residents over age 65 (24.6%).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Town Center at Boca Raton, often referred to as Boca Town Center, Town Center Mall, or simply Town Center, is an upscale shopping mall located in Boca Raton, Florida, United States (approximately 30 m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_Center_at_Boca_Raton

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boca Raton ( BOH-kə rə-TOHN; Spanish: Boca Ratón [ˈboka raˈton]) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 97,422 in the 2020 census, and it ranked as the 23rd-largest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boca Raton News, owned by the South Florida Media Group, was the local community newspaper of Boca Raton, Florida. The paper began publication on December 2, 1955, published by Robert L. and Lora …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Raton_News

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Claim 6: “The report noted that Boca has one of the “densest business environments in the entire dataset, at 12,640 establishments per [100,000] residents.””

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Three separate web search results (dated 2026) consistently report that Boca Raton has 12,640 establishments per 100,000 residents, describing it as one of the densest business environments.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 25, 2026 · Researchers highlighted its dense business environment, with 12,640 establishments per 100,000 residents, along with low unemployment.
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/boca-raton/sections/business-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · Boca has one of the "densest business environments in the entire dataset, at 12,640 establishments per [100,000] residents."
https://www.aol.com/articles/sleepy-retiree-haven-florida-bo…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · Boca has one of the “densest business environments in the entire dataset, at 12,640 establishments per [100,000] residents.”
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/real-estate/boca-raton-is-boom…

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Claim 7: “James and Marta Batmasian, were approved in March for a 12-story hotel project”

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Claim 8: “Redfin reports the average home sale price in Boca was $828,000 in March 2026.”

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Claim 9: “H&H Bagels opened in Boca in 2024; Patsy’s Pizzeria opened in downtown Boca last year; Gallagher’s Steakhouse opened in Boca in 2023; and the historical Boca Raton resort has an on-site Sadelle’s.”

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The web search results provided for this claim are nonsensical strings of words and do not contain any information regarding H&H Bagels, Patsy's Pizzeria, Gallagher's, or Sadelle's.

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web search NEUTRAL — ... opened lake 13 / rock 24 wife case route recorded never release developed ... downtown establishment universities users sexual v. ad maria contributed ...
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web search NEUTRAL — ... 2023 38625 jones 38610 help 38584 word 38559 base 38541 low 38534 voice ... 2024 37901 nations 37892 give 37864 market 37857 built 37853 say 37828 ...
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web search NEUTRAL — ... downtown doodle deborah cooler colombia chemistry cactus bridge bollocks beetle anastasia 741852963 69696969 unique sweets station showtime sheena santos ...
https://ineapple.com/known_pass1

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Claim 10: “Equinox just started construction on its first-ever Boca location.”

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Claim 11: “Long Island Bagel Cafe, which just opened in West Boca — its first outside Long Island, where it has nine locations.”

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Two independent sources (TAPinto and NYPost) confirm that Long Island Bagel Cafe opened its first location outside of Long Island in West Boca Raton.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St-Viateur Bagel is a Montreal-style bagel bakery located in the neighbourhood of Mile End in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St-Viateur_Bagel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable Jewish delis. A Jewish deli is a store that serves traditional Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. This usually includes pastrami on rye, corned beef sandwiches, and other sandwiches, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_delis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of brunch foods and dishes. Brunch is a combination of breakfast and lunch eaten usually during the late morning. Brunch originated in England in the late 1800s, served in a buffet styl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_brunch_foods

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Claim 12: “According to a new report from CoWorking Cafe, Boca Raton ranked No. 14 on the recent Top 20 US small cities for career growth list.”

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A web search result explicitly states that Boca Raton ranked No. 14 overall on a list of the nation's best small cities for career growth.

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web search NEUTRAL — Boca Raton ranked No. 14 overall, reflecting continued migration of finance, technology, and professional services firms to South Florida, along with strong income levels and proximity to the larger e…
https://sfbwmag.com/boca-raton-ranks-among-nations-best-smal…

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web search NEUTRAL — Boca Raton image. Top things to do – Beaches and parks: Popular shorelines offer soft sand and family-friendly water access. Nearby parks provide picnic spots, walking paths, and protected natural are…
https://flnews.org/boca-raton-living-your-guide-to-beaches-n…

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web search NEUTRAL — Boca Raton ranked sixth on the list, tied with Plano, Texas, with 19 coworking spaces. Irvine, California, topped the list with 91. At the metro level, Los Angeles had the highest number of suburban c…
https://southfloridaagentmagazine.com/2023/03/02/south-flori…

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Claim 13: “The first-ever personal computer was built on IBM’s Boca campus in 1981.”

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The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'first' and a credit union, providing no information about the IBM personal computer in Boca Raton.

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · The meaning of FIRST is preceding all others in time, order, or importance. How to use first in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first

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web search NEUTRAL — FIRST definition: 1. (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality, or importance: 2…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/first

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web search NEUTRAL — America First Credit Union offers savings & checking accounts, mortgages, auto loans, online banking, Visa products, financial tools, business services, investment options and more to our members in U…
https://www.americafirst.com/

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Claim 14: “the race for mayor was decided by five votes.”

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Claim 15: “Boca is also home to two Lifetime Fitness locations”

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Claim 16: “The Post reported last year that nearly 8,000 apartment units are being planned in Boca, four times more than between 2022 and 2025.”

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Claim 17: “the Mandarin Oriental hotel and condo project... is instead a half-built, twice-bankrupt, concrete eyesore facing pending lawsuits.”

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Claim 18: “FAU reported receiving a record number of applications in 2024, a 27% increase from 2023.”

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Claim 19: “After a March vote, around 75% of voters rejected the proposal [to give 30 acres of public land to developers].”

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Claim 20: “It has more golf courses (around 35) than square miles (about 30).”

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While web results mention Boca Raton has many golf courses and is a 'golf town', none of the provided evidence specifies the exact number of courses (35) or the exact square mileage (30) to confirm the comparison.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2023, at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The 10th annual Boca Raton Bowl featured the Syracuse Orange of the Atlant…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Boca_Raton_Bowl

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brightline (reporting mark: BLFX) is an intercity rail route, with some aspects of a commuter rail, in the United States that runs between Miami and Orlando, Florida. Part of the route runs on track o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brightline

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of Jews in South Florida dates back to the 19th century. Many South Florida Jews are Ashkenazi (descendants of Russian, Polish, and Eastern European ancestry), and Latin American (Cuba, Br…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_South_F…

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Claim 21: “in 2024, when Billy Joel bought his waterfront East Boca home for $24 million”

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The provided evidence for Billy Joel consists of generic Wikipedia entries for the name 'Billy' and unrelated jewelry/fashion sites. There is no evidence regarding a home purchase in Boca Raton.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Football hooliganism, also known as football rioting, constitutes violence and other destructive behaviors perpetrated by spectators at association football events. Football hooliganism typically inv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of music venues in the United States. Venues with a capacity of 1,000 or higher are included.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_venues_in_the_Un…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_one-hit_wonders_in_the…

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Claim 22: “the 10-story Glass House... is underway downtown, with condos starting at $2.5 million.”

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Claim 23: ““Bananas” of “The Challenge” fame — is an owner of the Rumble Boxing franchise downtown.”

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Claim 24: “Tyler Cameron... attended Boca-based Florida Atlantic University (FAU).”

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