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Cost of living in Delray Beach
Housing is more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,914/mo
42% above US
Median home value
$386,700
27% above US
Median household income
$79,393
1% above US
Rent as share of income
29%
US 21%
Home price to income
4.9×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
6.5%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Delray Beach compares
- Delray Beach$1,914
- Florida$1,564
- United States$1,348
- Pembroke Pines$1,910
- Hialeah$1,558
- Miami Beach$1,733
- Coral Gables$2,121
- Fort Myers$1,442
- Palm Bay$1,487
- Orlando$1,650
- Daytona Beach$1,239
- Delray Beach$386,700
- Florida$325,000
- United States$303,400
- Pembroke Pines$411,700
- Hialeah$359,200
- Miami Beach$542,000
- Coral Gables$1,007,500
- Fort Myers$351,600
- Palm Bay$248,000
- Orlando$359,000
- Daytona Beach$244,300
Taxes
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Questions
Is Delray Beach expensive to live in?
Housing in Delray Beach is more expensive than the national average: median rent is $1,914 (42% above US) and the median home value is $386,700 (27% above US).
How much is rent in Delray Beach?
The median gross rent is $1,914 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,907, 1 bedroom $2,008, 2 bedrooms $2,349, 3 bedrooms $3,052, 4 bedrooms $3,523.
How much of their income do renters spend in Delray Beach?
At the median, a year’s rent ($22,968) equals about 29% of the median household income ($79,393); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Delray Beach?
Sales tax is 6.5% and property taxes run about 0.81% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Florida Department of Revenue - Discretionary Sales Surtax Information for Calendar Year 2026 (DR-15DSS, R. 11/25).