Rents are 10% below what Riviera 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 $2,716 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
June. Asking rents in Riviera Beach usually run 1.5% below trend in June and 1.3% above it in December, about $76 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Riviera Beach is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Riviera Beach changed +4.5% 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 Riviera Beach rose 67.5% while median household income rose 44.2% ($47,193 to $68,060). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Riviera Beach is 70.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($68,060) is $1,702 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,670); a 3-bedroom is $2,180.
Palm Beach Shores, 2 miles away, rents for 30% less ($1,900/mo), about $9,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Riviera 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
Riviera Beach, FL is majority owner-occupied, 28.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Riviera Beach, FL has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Riviera Beach, FL stood at $1,800 in 2021 and currently runs about $2,716, reflecting a 50.9% increase over the period. Census figures show median household income at $68,060 today, compared with $51,118 five years earlier. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 3.6% since 2021, moving from about 37,301 residents to roughly 38,657. Renters now make up 37.8% of households, compared with 46.9% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 28.9% of adults here, versus 25.6% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Riviera Beach is $2,716/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,250/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,670/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,400/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,180/mo.
At 48% of local median household income ($68,060/yr), Riviera Beach ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.5% over the past year.
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