Cost of living in West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida has about 122,290 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $414,200.

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 West 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 West 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 West Palm 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, 262 have higher typical rent than West Palm Beach.