What is the median rent in West Palm Beach, FL?

Name: Median rent in West Palm Beach, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in West Palm Beach, FL is $1,772 (±$44) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 25,563 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In West Palm Beach, the median gross rent went from $1,303 in 2015–2019 to $1,772 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 November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,772 (±$44)
Rented homes: 25,563 (±1,165)
$2,000 or more: 35.5%
Since 2015–2019: +36.0%

How much rent costs in West Palm Beach

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	West Palm Beach	Palm Beach County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	5.5% (±1.3 points)	2.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.3% (±2.2 points)	6.6%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.9% (±2.6 points)	17.5%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	31.8% (±2.8 points)	27.9%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.6% (±2.8 points)	21.9%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	7.0% (±1.6 points)	11.0%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.9% (±1.5 points)	12.4%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 31.8% of renting households.

35.5% of rented homes in West Palm Beach cost $2,000 or more a month.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Palm Beach	Palm Beach County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,772 (±$44)	$1,916 (±$19)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	25,563 (±1,165)	173,832 (±3,026)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In West Palm Beach, median gross rent is lower 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, West Palm Beach ranks 27 of 51 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 272 of 793.

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

How rent in West Palm 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	$1,303 (±$30)	$1,772 (±$44)	+36.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	51.2% (±1.4 points)	49.5% (±2.0 points)	−1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.5% (±1.4 points)	8.9% (±1.5 points)	+1.4 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 West Palm Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Palm Beach
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
West Palm Beach	—	$1,772 (±$44)	—
Plantation Mobile Home Park	3.0 mi	$1,413 (±$206)	Lower
Mangonia Park	3.3 mi	$1,723 (±$62)	Not measurably different
Westgate	3.6 mi	$1,421 (±$102)	Lower
Haverhill	3.8 mi	$1,734 (±$409)	Not measurably different
Lake Belvedere Estates	3.8 mi	$2,105 (±$445)	Not measurably different
Riviera Beach	4.0 mi	$1,702 (±$106)	Not measurably different
Royal Palm Estates	4.4 mi	$1,736 (±$570)	Not measurably different
Lake Park	5.3 mi	$1,600 (±$225)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Plantation Mobile Home Park, FL ($1,413), Westgate, FL ($1,421).

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
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)
27	West Palm Beach	$1,772 (±$44)
28	Lantana	$1,758 (±$209)
29	Greenacres	$1,756 (±$68)
30	Gulf Stream	$1,750 (±$407)
31	Royal Palm Estates	$1,736 (±$570)
32	Haverhill	$1,734 (±$409)
33	Mangonia Park	$1,723 (±$62)

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 West Palm Beach

What is the average rent in West Palm Beach, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in West Palm Beach is $1,772 (±$44) 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 West Palm Beach?

In West Palm Beach, the median gross rent went from $1,303 in 2015–2019 to $1,772 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 West Palm Beach cost more than $2,000 a month?

35.5% of rented homes in West Palm Beach have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.5% cost less than $500.

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

In West Palm Beach, median gross rent is lower 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 West Palm Beach city, Florida (place:76600, 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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