What is the median rent in Delray Beach, FL?

Name: Median rent in Delray Beach, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Delray Beach, FL is $1,961 (±$85) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 10,610 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Delray Beach, the median gross rent went from $1,580 in 2015–2019 to $1,961 in 2020–2024 (+24.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,961 (±$85)
Rented homes: 10,610 (±795)
$2,000 or more: 47.8%
Since 2015–2019: +24.1%

How much rent costs in Delray Beach

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Delray Beach	Palm Beach County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	2.7% (±1.2 points)	2.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.7% (±2.4 points)	6.6%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	16.2% (±3.2 points)	17.5%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	27.5% (±4.2 points)	27.9%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	23.4% (±4.2 points)	21.9%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	10.8% (±2.3 points)	11.0%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	13.6% (±2.6 points)	12.4%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 27.5% of renting households.

47.8% of rented homes in Delray Beach cost $2,000 or more a month.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Delray Beach	Palm Beach County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,961 (±$85)	$1,916 (±$19)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	10,610 (±795)	173,832 (±3,026)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Delray Beach, median gross rent is not measurably different from 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, Delray Beach ranks 20 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 170 of 793.

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

How rent in Delray 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	$1,580 (±$49)	$1,961 (±$85)	+24.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	38.1% (±1.9 points)	36.8% (±2.6 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.7% (±1.7 points)	11.5% (±2.5 points)	+5.8 percentage points	Measurable increase

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 Delray Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Delray Beach
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Delray Beach	—	$1,961 (±$85)	—
Gulf Stream	2.9 mi	$1,750 (±$407)	Not measurably different
Highland Beach	3.5 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Briny Breezes	4.4 mi	$1,188 (±$733)	Lower
Boynton Beach	5.0 mi	$2,041 (±$97)	Not measurably different
Boca Raton	5.8 mi	$2,508 (±$116)	Higher
Ocean Ridge	5.8 mi	$1,953 (±$251)	Not measurably different
San Castle	7.8 mi	$1,596 (±$526)	Not measurably different
Hypoluxo	8.1 mi	$2,194 (±$208)	Higher

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Boca Raton, FL ($2,508), Hypoluxo, FL ($2,194).

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

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
14	Hypoluxo	$2,194 (±$208)
15	Glen Ridge	$2,188 (±$883)
16	Lake Belvedere Estates	$2,105 (±$445)
17	Watergate	$2,076 (±$492)
18	Boynton Beach	$2,041 (±$97)
19	North Palm Beach	$2,010 (±$164)
20	Delray Beach	$1,961 (±$85)
21	Ocean Ridge	$1,953 (±$251)
22	South Palm Beach	$1,868 (±$693)
23	Tequesta	$1,852 (±$228)
24	Palm Beach Shores	$1,842 (±$81)
25	Seminole Manor	$1,799 (±$374)
26	Atlantis	$1,784 (±$338)

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 Delray Beach

What is the average rent in Delray Beach, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Delray Beach is $1,961 (±$85) 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 Delray Beach?

In Delray Beach, the median gross rent went from $1,580 in 2015–2019 to $1,961 in 2020–2024 (+24.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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

47.8% of rented homes in Delray Beach have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.7% cost less than $500.

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

In Delray Beach, median gross rent is not measurably different from 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 Delray Beach city, Florida (place:17100, 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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