Cost of living in South Palm Beach, Florida
South Palm Beach, Florida has about 1,576 people. Typical rent is $1,868 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $91,750 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,868 a month.
South Palm Beach is a town in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $91,750 a year.
- People
- 1,576
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,868
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $91,750
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $415,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,349
- West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
South Palm Beach, Florida has about 1,576 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $415,900.
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 Palm 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 South Palm 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 South Palm 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, 210 have higher typical rent than South Palm Beach.
Nearby places
- Lantana
Typical rent $1,758
Compare with South Palm Beach - Hypoluxo
Typical rent $2,194
Compare with South Palm Beach - San Castle
Typical rent $1,596
Compare with South Palm Beach - Lake Worth Beach
Typical rent $1,545
Compare with South Palm Beach - Seminole Manor
Typical rent $1,799
Compare with South Palm Beach - Atlantis
Typical rent $1,784
Compare with South Palm Beach - Ocean Ridge
Typical rent $1,953
Compare with South Palm Beach - Lake Clarke Shores
Typical rent $1,427
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.