Cost of living in Highland Beach, Florida
Simple answer
Typical rent is $3,501 a month.
Highland Beach is a town in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $145,485 a year.
- People
- 4,311
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $3,501
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $145,485
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $909,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,349
- West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Highland Beach, Florida has about 4,311 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $909,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Palm Beach County is $2,349 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Highland Beach. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, prices sit at 114.2 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Florida does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Highland Beach's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Florida home paid 15.03¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Highland Beach's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Florida averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 730 places we list in Florida with a rent figure, 0 have higher typical rent than Highland Beach.
Nearby places
- Delray Beach
Typical rent $1,961
Compare with Highland Beach - Boca Raton
Typical rent $2,508
Compare with Highland Beach - Deerfield Beach
Typical rent $1,774
Compare with Highland Beach - Boynton Beach
Typical rent $2,041
Compare with Highland Beach - Ocean Ridge
Typical rent $1,953
Compare with Highland Beach - Hillsboro Beach
Typical rent $3,346
Compare with Highland Beach - Lighthouse Point
Typical rent $1,880
- Watergate
Typical rent $2,076
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.