What is the median rent in Boynton Beach, FL?

The median gross rent in Boynton Beach, FL is $2,041 (±$97) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 11,291 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Boynton Beach, the median gross rent went from $1,501 in 2015–2019 to $2,041 in 2020–2024 (+36.0%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$2,041 (±$97)
Rented homes
11,291 (±839)
$2,000 or more
52.2%
Since 2015–2019
+36.0%

How much rent costs in Boynton Beach

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentBoynton BeachPalm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
Less than $5000.4% (±0.4 points)2.7%3.6%6.3%
$500 to $9994.4% (±1.8 points)6.6%10.7%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49912.5% (±2.9 points)17.5%26.0%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99930.5% (±5.2 points)27.9%28.8%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49926.4% (±4.1 points)21.9%17.4%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99918.2% (±4.3 points)11.0%7.2%5.5%
$3,000 or more7.6% (±2.1 points)12.4%6.3%6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 30.5% of renting households.

52.2% of rented homes in Boynton Beach cost $2,000 or more a month.

Boynton Beach against Palm Beach County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Boynton BeachPalm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
Median gross rent$2,041 (±$97)$1,916 (±$19)$1,669 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent11,291 (±839)173,832 (±3,026)2,716,443 (±16,958)42,849,984

In Boynton Beach, median gross rent is higher than in Palm Beach County ($1,916).

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

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

In Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach ranks 18 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 144 of 793.

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

How rent in Boynton Beach has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,501 (±$42)$2,041 (±$97)+36.0%Up after inflation
Households that rent39.6% (±1.7 points)35.3% (±2.3 points)−4.3 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate7.9% (±2.0 points)10.6% (±2.9 points)+2.7 percentage pointsNot 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 Boynton Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boynton Beach
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Boynton Beach—$2,041 (±$97)—
Ocean Ridge2.1 mi$1,953 (±$251)Not measurably different
Briny Breezes2.2 mi$1,188 (±$733)Lower
San Castle2.8 mi$1,596 (±$526)Not measurably different
Hypoluxo3.2 mi$2,194 (±$208)Not measurably different
Gulf Stream3.3 mi$1,750 (±$407)Not measurably different
Manalapan3.6 mi$3,500 or more—
Seminole Manor4.0 mi$1,799 (±$374)Not measurably different
Lantana4.1 mi$1,758 (±$209)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Briny Breezes, FL ($1,188), Lantana, FL ($1,758).

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

Median gross rent across Palm Beach County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
12Palm Beach$2,311 (±$344)
13Royal Palm Beach$2,273 (±$124)
14Hypoluxo$2,194 (±$208)
15Glen Ridge$2,188 (±$883)
16Lake Belvedere Estates$2,105 (±$445)
17Watergate$2,076 (±$492)
18Boynton Beach$2,041 (±$97)
19North Palm Beach$2,010 (±$164)
20Delray Beach$1,961 (±$85)
21Ocean Ridge$1,953 (±$251)
22South Palm Beach$1,868 (±$693)
23Tequesta$1,852 (±$228)
24Palm Beach Shores$1,842 (±$81)

Showing 13 of 51 places in Palm Beach County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Boynton Beach

What is the average rent in Boynton Beach, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Boynton Beach is $2,041 (±$97) 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 Boynton Beach?

In Boynton Beach, the median gross rent went from $1,501 in 2015–2019 to $2,041 in 2020–2024 (+36.0%).

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 Boynton Beach cost more than $2,000 a month?

52.2% of rented homes in Boynton Beach have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Boynton Beach higher than in Palm Beach County?

In Boynton Beach, median gross rent is higher than in Palm Beach County ($1,916).

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 Boynton Beach city, Florida (place:07875, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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