At $2,651/mo, rent takes about 27% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,651 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
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Who lives here
Atlantic Beach, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 57.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Atlantic Beach, FL has changed in 5 years
Rent in Atlantic Beach, FL has increased 35.6% since 2022, going from about $1,955 per month to roughly $2,651 today. Household income in the area moved from $92,056 to $118,935 across the same window, up 29.2% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 6.4 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 54.9% to 57.4%. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Atlantic Beach, FL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: August 17, 2026
The median rent in Atlantic Beach is $2,651/mo as of August 2026. a 2-bedroom runs $2,632/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $3,405/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,739/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($118,935/yr), Atlantic Beach ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 34.0% over the past year.
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At $2,651/mo, rent takes ~27% of Atlantic Beach's median household income ($118,935/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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