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Comparing Key Biscayne vs Palm Beach vs Highland Beach

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Headline numbers

Key Biscayne

FL

$8,242

YoY change
+7.0%
Vacancy
16.9%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
33.4%

Palm Beach

FL

$7,133

YoY change
+9.4%
Vacancy
23.6%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
16.3%

Highland Beach

FL

$6,387

YoY change
+14.9%
Vacancy
27.5%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
7.1%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Key Biscayne vs Palm Beach vs Highland Beach

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric Key BiscaynePalm BeachHighland Beach
Median household income $181,505$168,403$145,485
Median age 42.270.470.8
Renter household share 33.4%16.3%7.1%
YoY rent change +7.0%+9.4%+14.9%
Cap rate (overall)
$/unit (MFR)

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.