What is the median rent in South Bay, FL?

Name: Median rent in South Bay, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in South Bay, FL is $1,085 (±$64) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 297 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In South Bay, the median gross rent went from $803 in 2015–2019 to $1,085 in 2020–2024 (+35.1%).

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: $1,085 (±$64)
Rented homes: 297 (±117)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +35.1%

How much rent costs in South Bay

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Bay	Palm Beach County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	2.4% (±3.8 points)	2.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	29.3% (±17.6 points)	6.6%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	68.4% (±18.2 points)	17.5%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±16.1 points)	27.9%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±16.1 points)	21.9%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±16.1 points)	11.0%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±16.1 points)	12.4%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 68.4% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in South Bay cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Bay against Palm Beach County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Bay	Palm Beach County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,085 (±$64)	$1,916 (±$19)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	297 (±117)	173,832 (±3,026)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In South Bay, median gross rent is lower than in Palm Beach County ($1,916).

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

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

In Palm Beach County, South Bay ranks 50 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 663 of 793.

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

How rent in South Bay 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	$803 (±$168)	$1,085 (±$64)	+35.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	48.0% (±8.0 points)	40.2% (±12.3 points)	−7.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	12.7% (±10.1 points)	3.6% (±6.0 points)	−9.1 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 South Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Bay
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Bay	—	$1,085 (±$64)	—
Belle Glade	4.3 mi	$898 (±$71)	Lower
Pahokee	10 mi	$1,116 (±$139)	Not measurably different
Clewiston	13 mi	$763 (±$139)	Lower
Harlem	14 mi	$963 (±$152)	Not measurably different
Montura	22 mi	$1,113 (±$120)	Not measurably different
Moore Haven	25 mi	$861 (±$140)	Lower
Loxahatchee Groves	28 mi	$1,263 (±$440)	Not measurably different
Indiantown	29 mi	$923 (±$91)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Belle Glade, FL ($898), Clewiston, FL ($763), Moore Haven, FL ($861).

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
44	Lake Clarke Shores	$1,427 (±$810)
45	Westgate	$1,421 (±$102)
46	Plantation Mobile Home Park	$1,413 (±$206)
47	Loxahatchee Groves	$1,263 (±$440)
48	Briny Breezes	$1,188 (±$733)
49	Pahokee	$1,116 (±$139)
50	South Bay	$1,085 (±$64)
51	Belle Glade	$898 (±$71)

Showing 8 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 South Bay

What is the average rent in South Bay, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Bay is $1,085 (±$64) 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 South Bay?

In South Bay, the median gross rent went from $803 in 2015–2019 to $1,085 in 2020–2024 (+35.1%).

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 South Bay cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in South Bay have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Bay higher than in Palm Beach County?

In South Bay, median gross rent is lower than in Palm Beach County ($1,916).

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

It is lower 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 South Bay city, Florida (place:67175, 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.