Cost of living in South Bay, Florida
South Bay, Florida has about 5,102 people. Typical rent is $1,085 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $51,417 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 #376 in Florida on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,085 a month.
South Bay is a city in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $51,417 a year.
- People
- 5,102
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,085
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $51,417
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $142,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,349
- West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
South Bay, Florida has about 5,102 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $142,300.
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 South Bay. 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 South Bay'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 South Bay'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, 634 have higher typical rent than South Bay.
Nearby places
- Belle Glade
Typical rent $898
Compare with South Bay - Pahokee
Typical rent $1,116
Compare with South Bay - Clewiston
Typical rent $763
Compare with South Bay - Harlem
Typical rent $963
Compare with South Bay - Montura
Typical rent $1,113
Compare with South Bay - Moore Haven
Typical rent $861
Compare with South Bay - Westlake
- Loxahatchee Groves
Typical rent $1,263
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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Bigger places in Florida
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.