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26.60° N · 80.10° W · GEOID 1202500

Atlantis

Palm Beach County, Florida · part of the Miami, FL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

FloridaAtlantis, FLAtlantisAtlantis

The short answer

Atlantis is home to 2,038 people. Median household income is $116,715 a year and median rent is $1,784 a month, 18.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $630,500, about 5.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,784
31% above the median place
Median household income
$116,715
45% above the median place
Median home value
$630,500
97% above the median place
Unemployment
5.5%
12% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Atlantis

  • 89% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 451 Florida places.
  • The median resident is 60.7 years old, older than in 98% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5.7% a year while rent rose -0.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 92% of places its size.
  • 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 94% of places its size.
  • 26% of homes stand vacant, more than in 93% of places its size.

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 80% of places we track, yet 89% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

01

Moving to Atlantis

Palm Beach County loses about 1.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in64,686
Moved out66,060
Net−1,374

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Broward County, FL12,2968,797+3,499
St. Lucie County, FL1,8426,407−4,565
Miami-Dade County, FL4,4462,634+1,812
Martin County, FL1,0662,317−1,251
Orange County, FL9911,713−722
New York County, NY1,127746+381

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$177K
Leavers$99K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Palm Beach County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Palm Beach County report $177,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $98,600, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$71,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,784 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,815 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $630,500.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 18.6% work from home; 1.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
St. Pete Beach, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in8
$177,212
151% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$98,618
40% above the median place
Moved from another state1
2.5%
28% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureAtlantisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.7%1% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.5%28% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-1.183% below
Income of households moving in8County figure$177,212151% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$98,61840% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 89.5%, 77% above the median place.

Atlantis18.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$71,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.3%
10% below the median place
Home price to income
5.4x
42% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$90,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Atlantis, $1,784 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Atlantis, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Margate City, NJ13.3% vs 18.3%$16,600Compare
Oceanport, NJ15.3% vs 18.3%$11,400Compare
Porters Neck, NC15.0% vs 18.3%$14,800Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
89.5%
77% above the median place
Vacant homes1
26.4%
274% above the median place
Homeownership1
92.9%
40% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureAtlantisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,78431% above
Rent to income118.3%10% below
Property tax rate11.0%5% above
Home price to income15.4x42% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure114.213% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,34945% above
HUD area median income4County figure$107,6000% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,06386% above
Median home value1$630,50097% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.2%64% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure70.8%37% above
Homeownership192.9%40% above
Renters paying 30%+189.5%77% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,81550% above
Vacant homes126.4%274% above
Median year built119780% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $70,213, 75% above the median place.

Income per person1
$70,213
75% above the median place
Median household income1
$116,715
45% above the median place
Works from home1
18.6%
50% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureAtlantisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$116,71545% above
Income per person1$70,21375% above
Unemployment1County figure5.5%12% above
Average annual pay6County figure$82,08524% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure6.3%70% above
Jobs6County figure670,798345% above
Poverty rate1County figure11.3%5% above
Mean commute127 min7% above
Works from home118.6%50% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.5%75% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 60.7, 56% above the median place.

Median age1
60.7
56% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.1%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
60.4%
88% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.3 −9%
Born abroad15.9% +80%
Homes with broadband94.4% +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureAtlantisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,0386646th largest
Population change since 202070.8%30% below
Median age160.756% above
Bachelor's or higher160.4%88% above
High school or higher198.1%6% above
Household size12.39% below
Born abroad115.9%80% above
No health insurance1County figure13.2%106% above
Homes with broadband194.4%2% above
05

Life in Atlantis

77 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.8 +0%
Shops37.0 +22%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.8 +66%
Doctors' offices and clinics37.8 +87%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
37.8
87% above the median place
Public school students13
192,630
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools13
235
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureAtlantisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure235above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure192,630above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure16.68% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure20.80% above
Shops per 10k9County figure37.022% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.866% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure37.887% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure77above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 92, 52% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
92
52% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
876
28% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low14
55°F
118% above the median place
Average temperature14
75°F
37% above the median place
Hurricane risk15
99.9
41% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureAtlantisAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure91°F5% above
January average low14County figure55°F118% above
Average temperature14County figure75°F37% above
Annual precipitation14County figure57.2 in31% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure99.27% above
Hurricane risk15County figure99.941% above
Tornado risk15County figure93.815% above
Wildfire risk15County figure95.356% above
Heat wave risk15County figure98.29% above
Median air quality index16County figure399% below
Good air days16County figure76.4%12% above
08

Atlantis in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,784/mo (2024)$2,220/mo$1,820 to $2,700/mo+3.7%
Median household income$116,715 (2024)$148,500$125,500 to $175,500+4.1%
Median home value$630,500 (2024)$919,000$667,000 to $1,266,000+6.5%
Population2,140 (2025)2,1702,080 to 2,260+0.3%

The median home would be worth 6.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Atlantis

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
St. Pete Beach, FL$1,811$114,583Compare
St. Simons, GA$1,799$108,771Compare
Yarmouth Port, MA$1,917$110,304Compare
Pinehurst, NC$1,664$109,802Compare
Pinehurst, NCYarmouth Port, MASt. Simons, GASt. Pete Beach, FLAtlantis, FLAtlantisSt. Pete BeachSt. SimonsYarmouth PortPinehurstAtlantisSt. Pete BeachSt. SimonsYarmouth PortPinehurst

Common questions

Is Atlantis a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 89% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 451 Florida places. The median resident is 60.7 years old, older than in 98% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Atlantis expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $630,500.

What salary do you need to live in Atlantis?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $71,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Atlantis safe?

There were 92 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Atlantis?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are St. Pete Beach, FL, St. Simons, GA, Yarmouth Port, MA and Pinehurst, NC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Atlantis with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Atlantis itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/atlantis-florida

Citytistics. “Atlantis, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/atlantis-florida/

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