Rents are 6% below what Miami 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 $2,750 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
September. Asking rents in Miami Beach usually run 0.8% below trend in September and 0.9% above it in March, about $47 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Miami Beach is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Miami Beach changed +3.0% 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 Miami Beach rose 55.9% while median household income rose 35% ($53,971 to $72,856). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Miami Beach is 62.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 8 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($72,856) is $1,821 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($2,203).
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Miami Beach, 33140 ($3,757/mo), costs 1.5 times the cheapest, 33141 ($2,465/mo).
West Little River, 6 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,452/mo), about $3,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Miami 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
Miami Beach, FL is majority renter-occupied, 52.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Miami Beach, FL has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Miami Beach, FL paid around $1,893 a month. That figure now sits near $2,750, up 45.3% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $59,162 to $72,856 between 2021 and 2024, a 23.1% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Miami Beach, FL losing about 1,438 residents over the five-year window, down 1.7% on net. The renter share has eased from 64.1% to 59.1%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 49.6% to 52.9% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in Miami Beach, FL reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Miami Beach rent by bedroom count
Median rent for each apartment size in Miami Beach. Click any size for full breakdown.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Miami Beach is $2,750/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $2,203/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $3,003/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $2,447/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,880/mo.
At 45% of local median household income ($72,856/yr), Miami Beach ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.0% over the past year.
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At $2,750/mo, rent takes ~45% of Miami Beach's median household income ($72,856/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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