What is the median rent in Kendale Lakes, FL?

Name: Median rent in Kendale Lakes, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Kendale Lakes, FL is $1,968 (±$100) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 5,202 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Kendale Lakes, the median gross rent went from $1,557 in 2015–2019 to $1,968 in 2020–2024 (+26.4%).

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: $1,968 (±$100)
Rented homes: 5,202 (±621)
$2,000 or more: 47.7%
Since 2015–2019: +26.4%

How much rent costs in Kendale Lakes

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Kendale Lakes	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.2% (±0.3 points)	5.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.8% (±0.9 points)	6.3%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	15.0% (±6.3 points)	19.0%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	36.4% (±7.0 points)	28.8%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	30.0% (±5.8 points)	19.5%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	8.4% (±3.6 points)	9.9%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	9.3% (±3.1 points)	10.8%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 36.4% of renting households.

47.7% of rented homes in Kendale Lakes cost $2,000 or more a month.

Kendale Lakes against Miami-Dade County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kendale Lakes	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,968 (±$100)	$1,829 (±$10)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	5,202 (±621)	451,853 (±5,202)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Kendale Lakes, median gross rent is higher than in Miami-Dade County ($1,829).

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

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

In Miami-Dade County, Kendale Lakes ranks 27 of 66 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 165 of 793.

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

How rent in Kendale Lakes 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	$1,557 (±$53)	$1,968 (±$100)	+26.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	34.3% (±2.5 points)	29.0% (±3.4 points)	−5.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	3.1% (±1.5 points)	7.0% (±3.1 points)	+3.9 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 Kendale Lakes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kendale Lakes
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Kendale Lakes	—	$1,968 (±$100)	—
Kendall West	1.8 mi	$1,808 (±$73)	Lower
The Crossings	2.6 mi	$2,103 (±$218)	Not measurably different
Westwood Lakes	2.9 mi	$2,472 (±$474)	Higher
The Hammocks	3.4 mi	$2,187 (±$67)	Higher
Tamiami	3.5 mi	$1,939 (±$104)	Not measurably different
Sunset	3.7 mi	$2,118 (±$158)	Not measurably different
Kendall	4.4 mi	$1,905 (±$52)	Not measurably different
Westchester	4.5 mi	$1,819 (±$71)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kendall West, FL ($1,808), Westchester, FL ($1,819).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Westwood Lakes, FL ($2,472), The Hammocks, FL ($2,187).

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

Median gross rent across Miami-Dade County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
21	Palmetto Bay	$2,101 (±$274)
22	Sunny Isles Beach	$2,096 (±$136)
23	Fountainebleau	$2,094 (±$71)
24	El Portal	$2,042 (±$743)
25	Cutler Bay	$1,978 (±$158)
26	Glenvar Heights	$1,973 (±$96)
27	Kendale Lakes	$1,968 (±$100)
28	Palmetto Estates	$1,948 (±$292)
29 (tie)	Hialeah Gardens	$1,946 (±$106)
29 (tie)	Pinecrest	$1,946 (±$173)
31	Tamiami	$1,939 (±$104)
32	Kendall	$1,905 (±$52)
33	Country Club	$1,899 (±$44)

Showing 13 of 66 places in Miami-Dade County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kendale Lakes is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Kendale Lakes

What is the average rent in Kendale Lakes, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kendale Lakes is $1,968 (±$100) 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 Kendale Lakes?

In Kendale Lakes, the median gross rent went from $1,557 in 2015–2019 to $1,968 in 2020–2024 (+26.4%).

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 Kendale Lakes cost more than $2,000 a month?

47.7% of rented homes in Kendale Lakes have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Kendale Lakes higher than in Miami-Dade County?

In Kendale Lakes, median gross rent is higher than in Miami-Dade County ($1,829).

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 Kendale Lakes CDP, Florida (place:36062, 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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