What is the median rent in Westwood Lakes, FL?

Name: Median rent in Westwood Lakes, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Westwood Lakes, FL is $2,472 (±$474) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 746 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Westwood Lakes, the median gross rent went from $1,496 in 2015–2019 to $2,472 in 2020–2024 (+65.2%).

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: $2,472 (±$474)
Rented homes: 746 (±193)
$2,000 or more: 73.0%
Since 2015–2019: +65.2%

How much rent costs in Westwood Lakes

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Westwood Lakes	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±6.8 points)	5.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.2% (±10.4 points)	6.3%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	8.4% (±7.6 points)	19.0%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	8.4% (±6.8 points)	28.8%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	24.3% (±13.6 points)	19.5%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	10.1% (±9.5 points)	9.9%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	38.6% (±15.1 points)	10.8%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 38.6% of renting households.

73.0% of rented homes in Westwood Lakes cost $2,000 or more a month.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Westwood Lakes	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$2,472 (±$474)	$1,829 (±$10)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	746 (±193)	451,853 (±5,202)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Westwood 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, Westwood Lakes ranks 9 of 66 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 45 of 793.

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

How rent in Westwood 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	$1,496 (±$202)	$2,472 (±$474)	+65.2%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	23.6% (±5.7 points)	23.2% (±6.2 points)	−0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	4.1% (±6.5 points)	2.8% (±4.3 points)	−1.3 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 Westwood Lakes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Westwood Lakes
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Westwood Lakes	—	$2,472 (±$474)	—
Sunset	1.7 mi	$2,118 (±$158)	Not measurably different
Westchester	1.7 mi	$1,819 (±$71)	Lower
Olympia Heights	1.9 mi	$2,124 (±$583)	Not measurably different
Kendale Lakes	2.9 mi	$1,968 (±$100)	Lower
Tamiami	3.0 mi	$1,939 (±$104)	Lower
Glenvar Heights	3.5 mi	$1,973 (±$96)	Lower
Fountainebleau	3.6 mi	$2,094 (±$71)	Not measurably different
Kendall	3.9 mi	$1,905 (±$52)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Westchester, FL ($1,819), Kendale Lakes, FL ($1,968), Tamiami, FL ($1,939).

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
3	Bal Harbour	$2,804 (±$747)
4	Country Walk	$2,732 (±$98)
5	Doral	$2,669 (±$73)
6	Miami Shores	$2,657 (±$664)
7	Richmond West	$2,644 (±$264)
8	Aventura	$2,513 (±$128)
9	Westwood Lakes	$2,472 (±$474)
10	Bay Harbor Islands	$2,442 (±$309)
11	Coral Gables	$2,373 (±$209)
12	Three Lakes	$2,361 (±$126)
13	West Miami	$2,210 (±$140)
14	The Hammocks	$2,187 (±$67)
15	North Bay Village	$2,157 (±$107)

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

Westwood 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 Westwood Lakes

What is the average rent in Westwood Lakes, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Westwood Lakes is $2,472 (±$474) 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 Westwood Lakes?

In Westwood Lakes, the median gross rent went from $1,496 in 2015–2019 to $2,472 in 2020–2024 (+65.2%).

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

73.0% of rented homes in Westwood Lakes have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

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

In Westwood 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 Westwood Lakes CDP, Florida (place:77075, 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.