Rents are 12% below what Boynton Beach's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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 $2,348 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 →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
July. Asking rents in Boynton Beach usually run 0.5% below trend in July and 0.9% above it in November, about $33 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Boynton Beach is 0.2% below its high of $2,352 in June 2026, at $2,348 as of September 2026.
Rent in Boynton Beach changed +2.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Boynton Beach rose 54.2% while median household income rose 21.7% ($57,563 to $70,074). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Boynton Beach is 53.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($70,074) is $1,752 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,854).
The priciest of 5 ZIP codes in Boynton Beach, 33472 ($3,588/mo), costs 1.6 times the cheapest, 33436 ($2,221/mo).
Palm Springs, 7 miles away, rents for 10% less ($2,105/mo), about $2,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Boynton Beach. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Boynton Beach, FL is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, 32.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Boynton Beach, FL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Boynton Beach, FL has increased from $1,647 to $2,348, a 42.6% change over five years. Household income in the area moved from $60,980 to $70,074 across the same window, up 14.9% versus 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 2.5% since 2021, moving from about 79,479 residents to roughly 81,435. Renters now make up 35.3% of households, compared with 38.5% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 32.1% of adults here, versus 30% in 2021. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Boynton Beach, FL look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Boynton Beach is $2,348/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,854/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,470/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,068/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,226/mo.
At 40% of local median household income ($70,074/yr), Boynton Beach ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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