What is the median rent in Atlantic Beach, FL?

Name: Median rent in Atlantic Beach, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Atlantic Beach, FL is $2,159 (±$448) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,436 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Atlantic Beach, the median gross rent went from $1,335 in 2015–2019 to $2,159 in 2020–2024 (+61.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,159 (±$448)
Rented homes: 1,436 (±273)
$2,000 or more: 54.0%
Since 2015–2019: +61.7%

How much rent costs in Atlantic Beach

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Atlantic Beach	Duval County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.6% (±0.9 points)	4.3%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	8.9% (±8.9 points)	13.0%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	18.4% (±8.2 points)	34.5%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	18.2% (±8.4 points)	30.3%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	12.3% (±8.6 points)	12.6%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.4% (±5.1 points)	3.3%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	34.3% (±10.3 points)	2.0%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 34.3% of renting households.

54.0% of rented homes in Atlantic Beach cost $2,000 or more a month.

Atlantic Beach against Duval County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Atlantic Beach	Duval County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$2,159 (±$448)	$1,475 (±$17)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,436 (±273)	168,141 (±3,160)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Atlantic Beach, median gross rent is higher than in Duval County ($1,475).

It is also higher than in Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Duval County, Atlantic Beach ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 101 of 793.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Atlantic Beach has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,335 (±$98)	$2,159 (±$448)	+61.7%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	29.9% (±3.8 points)	26.1% (±4.7 points)	−3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.5% (±2.2 points)	0.0% (±3.3 points)	−1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Atlantic Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Atlantic Beach
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Atlantic Beach	—	$2,159 (±$448)	—
Neptune Beach	1.9 mi	$1,763 (±$259)	Not measurably different
Jacksonville Beach	4.7 mi	$1,848 (±$85)	Not measurably different
Palm Valley	9.6 mi	$1,856 (±$99)	Not measurably different
Sawgrass	10 mi	$1,951 (±$411)	Not measurably different
Jacksonville	16 mi	$1,465 (±$17)	Lower
Nocatee	18 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Fruit Cove	21 mi	$2,336 (±$160)	Not measurably different
Orange Park	22 mi	$1,429 (±$152)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jacksonville, FL ($1,465), Orange Park, FL ($1,429).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Duval County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Atlantic Beach	$2,159 (±$448)
2	Jacksonville Beach	$1,848 (±$85)
3	Neptune Beach	$1,763 (±$259)
4	Jacksonville	$1,465 (±$17)
5	Baldwin	$545 (±$260)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Atlantic Beach

What is the average rent in Atlantic Beach, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Atlantic Beach is $2,159 (±$448) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Atlantic Beach?

In Atlantic Beach, the median gross rent went from $1,335 in 2015–2019 to $2,159 in 2020–2024 (+61.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Atlantic Beach cost more than $2,000 a month?

54.0% of rented homes in Atlantic Beach have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Atlantic Beach higher than in Duval County?

In Atlantic Beach, median gross rent is higher than in Duval County ($1,475).

It is also higher than in Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Atlantic Beach city, Florida (place:02400, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.