Cost of living in Jensen Beach, Florida
Jensen Beach, Florida has about 12,531 people. Typical rent is $1,267 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $70,884 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #135 in Florida on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,267 a month.
Jensen Beach is a Census community, not a separate city government in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $70,884 a year.
- People
- 12,531
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,267
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $70,884
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $411,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,069
- Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
- Gas
- $4.084
- Florida, week of October 12, 2026
Jensen Beach, Florida has about 12,531 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $411,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Martin County is $2,069 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Jensen Beach. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area, prices sit at 100.2 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 Jensen 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 Jensen Beach's bill.
For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Florida was $4.084 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,960.32 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Florida shares this price.
Among 730 places we list in Florida with a rent figure, 538 have higher typical rent than Jensen Beach.
Nearby places
- RioCompare with Jensen Beach
- North River Shores
Typical rent $2,136
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Typical rent $1,586
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Typical rent $2,200
Compare with Jensen Beach - Hutchinson Island South
Typical rent $1,408
Compare with Jensen Beach - Palm City
Typical rent $2,013
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Typical rent $1,440
- River Park
Typical rent $1,690
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.