What is the median rent in Richmond Heights, FL?

Name: Median rent in Richmond Heights, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Richmond Heights, FL is $1,801 (±$94) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 793 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Richmond Heights, the median gross rent went from $1,478 in 2015–2019 to $1,801 in 2020–2024 (+21.9%).

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: $1,801 (±$94)
Rented homes: 793 (±336)
$2,000 or more: 25.7%
Since 2015–2019: +21.9%

How much rent costs in Richmond Heights

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Richmond Heights	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±6.4 points)	5.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±6.4 points)	6.3%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	13.2% (±10.3 points)	19.0%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	61.0% (±18.9 points)	28.8%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	8.2% (±8.8 points)	19.5%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	16.0% (±11.7 points)	9.9%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.5% (±2.4 points)	10.8%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 61.0% of renting households.

25.7% of rented homes in Richmond Heights cost $2,000 or more a month.

Richmond Heights against Miami-Dade County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Richmond Heights	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,801 (±$94)	$1,829 (±$10)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	793 (±336)	451,853 (±5,202)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Richmond Heights, median gross rent is not measurably different from 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, Richmond Heights ranks 39 of 66 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 254 of 793.

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

How rent in Richmond Heights 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	$1,478 (±$378)	$1,801 (±$94)	+21.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	25.7% (±7.5 points)	29.1% (±9.2 points)	+3.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±5.8 points)	3.1% (±5.4 points)	+3.1 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 Richmond Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Richmond Heights
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Richmond Heights	—	$1,801 (±$94)	—
Palmetto Estates	1.0 mi	$1,948 (±$292)	Not measurably different
Three Lakes	1.9 mi	$2,361 (±$126)	Higher
West Perrine	1.9 mi	$1,488 (±$153)	Lower
Kendall	2.7 mi	$1,905 (±$52)	Not measurably different
The Crossings	3.2 mi	$2,103 (±$218)	Higher
South Miami Heights	3.2 mi	$1,605 (±$98)	Lower
Palmetto Bay	3.4 mi	$2,101 (±$274)	Higher
Country Walk	3.9 mi	$2,732 (±$98)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Perrine, FL ($1,488), South Miami Heights, FL ($1,605).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Three Lakes, FL ($2,361), The Crossings, FL ($2,103), Palmetto Bay, FL ($2,101).

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
33	Country Club	$1,899 (±$44)
34	Surfside	$1,866 (±$349)
35	Miami Beach	$1,826 (±$36)
36	Westchester	$1,819 (±$71)
37	Ojus	$1,810 (±$63)
38	Kendall West	$1,808 (±$73)
39	Richmond Heights	$1,801 (±$94)
40	Miami Gardens	$1,787 (±$53)
41	Sweetwater	$1,771 (±$82)
42	South Miami	$1,764 (±$149)
43	Coral Terrace	$1,759 (±$168)
44	Miami	$1,758 (±$26)
45	North Miami Beach	$1,750 (±$62)

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

Richmond Heights 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 Richmond Heights

What is the average rent in Richmond Heights, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Richmond Heights is $1,801 (±$94) 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 Richmond Heights?

In Richmond Heights, the median gross rent went from $1,478 in 2015–2019 to $1,801 in 2020–2024 (+21.9%).

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 Richmond Heights cost more than $2,000 a month?

25.7% of rented homes in Richmond Heights have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Richmond Heights higher than in Miami-Dade County?

In Richmond Heights, median gross rent is not measurably different from 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 Richmond Heights CDP, Florida (place:60225, 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.