Southeast Florida · Palm Beach County

Living in Ocean Ridge, Florida

Ocean Ridge is a town in Palm Beach County, with about 1,537 people.1 It feels suburban, at 2,020 people per square mile.1,3

1,5371people
$1,138,7001median home value
$1,953/mo1median rent
64.81median age

Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

Bethesda Hospital East, in Boynton Beach, about 2 miles away.2

Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.

Life in Southeast Florida

Florida's big-city coast.

Hazards: Hurricanes. Andrew came ashore near Homestead on August 24, 1992, as a Category 5, destroyed about 63,000 homes in Florida and led to the statewide building code.4

Visitor information

Palm Beach County's official tourism office: Discover The Palm Beaches.5 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

Read the free Southeast Florida preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.

The full Ocean Ridge town card

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Other places in Palm Beach County

Written by Charles Squires, North Port, Florida. 40 years living in Florida, in eight places.

I lived in Coral Gables for two years and called on schools across Miami-Dade and Broward.

More about the author and how this manual is made

"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Ocean Ridge as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Ocean Ridge can be larger.

Notes

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
  2. CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
  4. Hurricane Andrew (Wikipedia)
  5. County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05