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26.69° N · 80.13° W · GEOID 1237542

Lake Belvedere Estates

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

Limited data population under 5,000

FloridaLake Belvedere Estates, FLLake Belvedere EstatesLake Belvedere Estates

The short answer

Lake Belvedere Estates is home to 2,672 people. Median household income is $76,036 a year and median rent is $2,105 a month, 33.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $382,300, about 5.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,105
54% above the median place
Median household income
$76,036
5% below the median place
Median home value
$382,300
20% 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 Lake Belvedere Estates

  • Households average 4.29 people, larger than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 474 Florida places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $146 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 97% of places its size.
  • 44% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 98% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 33.2% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 97% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 28.3 years old, younger than in 96% of places its size.
01

Moving to Lake Belvedere Estates

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, 0.0% 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
$84,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,105 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,959 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $382,300.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 15.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Loughman, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in7
$177,212
151% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$98,618
40% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLake Belvedere EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.7%1% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-1.183% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$177,212151% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$98,61840% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 33.2%, 63% above the median place.

Lake Belvedere Estates33.2%
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
$84,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
33.2%
63% above the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
32% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
33%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$48,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lake Belvedere Estates, $2,105 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 Lake Belvedere Estates, 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
Sonterra, TX24.1% vs 33.2%$26,900Compare
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT27.3% vs 33.2%$10,300Compare
Independence, OR23.4% vs 33.2%$15,900Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
73.7%
46% above the median place
Homeownership1
87.8%
32% above the median place
Median year built1
1986
0% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLake Belvedere EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,10554% above
Rent to income133.2%63% above
Property tax rate10.9%4% below
Home price to income15.0x32% 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$3,3252% above
Median home value1$382,30020% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.2%64% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure70.8%37% above
Homeownership187.8%32% above
Renters paying 30%+173.7%46% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9595% above
Vacant homes1County figure15.8%125% above
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$22,939
43% below the median place
Mean commute1
24 min
6% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLake Belvedere EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$76,0365% below
Income per person1$22,93943% below
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 commute124 min6% below
Works from home1County figure15.3%23% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 4.3, 72% above the median place.

Household size1
4.3
72% above the median place
Born abroad1
44.4%
above the median place (median 8.8%)
Median age1
28.3
27% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher83.2% −10%
Bachelor's or higher21.1% −34%
Homes with broadband95.3% +3%
No health insurance7.1% +11%
All 8 people measures
MeasureLake Belvedere EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,6726646th largest
Median age128.327% below
Bachelor's or higher121.1%34% below
High school or higher183.2%10% below
Household size14.372% above
Born abroad144.4%above (median 8.8%)
No health insurance17.1%11% above
Homes with broadband195.3%3% above
05

Life in Lake Belvedere Estates

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 residents7.5 −26%
Playgrounds per 10k7.5 −20%
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 10k8
37.8
87% above the median place
Public school students11
192,630
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
235
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureLake Belvedere EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure235above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure192,630above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure16.68% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.80% above
Shops per 10k8County figure37.022% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.866% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure37.887% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k97.526% below
Playgrounds per 10k97.520% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure77above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 55°F, 118% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lake Belvedere Estates. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low12
55°F
118% above the median place
Average temperature12
75°F
37% above the median place
Hurricane risk13
99.9
41% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLake Belvedere EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure91°F5% above
January average low12County figure55°F118% above
Average temperature12County figure75°F37% above
Annual precipitation12County figure57.2 in31% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure99.27% above
Hurricane risk13County figure99.941% above
Tornado risk13County figure93.815% above
Wildfire risk13County figure95.356% above
Heat wave risk13County figure98.29% above
Median air quality index14County figure399% below
Good air days14County figure76.4%12% above
08

Lake Belvedere Estates in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 34% of the median income in 2030, up from 33% 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$2,105/mo (2024)$2,710/mo$2,220 to $3,300/mo+4.3%
Median household income$76,036 (2024)$95,000$80,500 to $112,500+3.8%
Median home value$382,300 (2024)$574,000$417,000 to $791,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 6.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.0 now.

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

09

Places like Lake Belvedere Estates

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

PlaceRentIncome
Loughman, FL$1,898$66,273Compare
Santa Maria, CA$1,925$84,746Compare
Sonterra, TX$1,854$92,319Compare
East Riverdale, MD$1,716$81,831Compare
East Riverdale, MDSonterra, TXSanta Maria, CALoughman, FLLake Belvedere Estates, FLLoughmanSanta MariaSonterraEast RiverdaleLoughmanSanta MariaSonterraEast Riverdale

Common questions

Is Lake Belvedere Estates a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Households average 4.29 people, larger than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 474 Florida places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $146 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 97% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lake Belvedere Estates expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 33.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $382,300.

What salary do you need to live in Lake Belvedere Estates?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $84,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lake Belvedere Estates?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Loughman, FL, Santa Maria, CA, Sonterra, TX and East Riverdale, MD.

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. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Lake Belvedere Estates with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lake Belvedere Estates itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lake-belvedere-estates-florida

Citytistics. “Lake Belvedere Estates, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lake-belvedere-estates-florida/

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