Riviera Beach, FL — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Palm Beach County · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach · population 39,620

Riviera Beach, FL
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58
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Riviera Beach stands

Steady, no major recent move.

Median home $406,220
1-year -2.8%
5-yr CAGR +6.2%
vs 5-yr peak -5.6%
Population +1.3%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2024-05$406k$185k$273k$360k$447k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
92/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$2,570/mo$1,642$2,223$2,805202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent135147100120140202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 13.2
Buy

At a 13.2 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Riviera Beach on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 13.2 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
36 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
70 · w22%
Distance from peak
58 · w18%
Population growth
70 · w16%
Rent YoY
47 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
77 · w10%
Long thesis

Riviera Beach has held up across the cycle: home values at $406,220 with +6.2% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Riviera Beach is in a state where home insurance costs have doubled, climate risk repricing is still in progress, and the buyer pool is constrained by both. The bear case writes itself and is currently winning.

About Riviera Beach

Riviera Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, with an estimated population of 39,620. It anchors the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach metro area. The population grew 1.3% annually from 2020 to 2024, a moderate gain. The median home value in Riviera Beach is $406,220 as of 2026-04, down 2.8% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +6.2% annual growth (-5.6% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Riviera Beach average $2,570 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+0.3%). The composite momentum score is 58 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●Healthy 5-year run: +6.2% annualized over 5 years, outpacing US inflation.
●Net positive migration: population up 1.3% per year — demand fundamentals are intact.

▼ Bear case

●Cooling: -2.8% over the trailing year — momentum has stalled.
○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Riviera Beach (Wikipedia)

Riviera Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, which was incorporated on September 29, 1922. Due to the location of its eastern boundary, it is also the easternmost municipality in the Miami metropolitan area. In the 2020 U.S. census, the total population of Riviera Beach residents was 37,604 people.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Palm Beach County right now.

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Neighborhoods of Riviera Beach

16 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Singer Island$868,531-5.4%
2Woodbine$431,860-4.3%
3Lone Pine$427,259+0.8%
4Turtle Cay$379,783-1.1%
5Lakeview Park$355,210-5.8%
6Thousand Oaks$340,691-3.4%
7Park Manor North$339,797-1.7%
8Dunbar Terrace$310,042+1.7%
9Park Manor South$309,229-4.8%
10Plumosa Park$301,145-3.2%
11Acrehome Park$294,653-4.0%
12Monroe Heights$294,576+6.7%
13Pleasant Heights$289,811-1.8%
14Inlet City$286,119-3.4%
15Federal Gardens$267,964+3.7%
16Riviera Beach Heights$247,338-3.1%

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Run the numbers for Riviera Beach

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
70° / 51°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
90° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
233
~64% of year
Annual precip
54″ rain
0″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very high
Tornado
Moderate
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
76%
Very humid climate
Median household income
$67,900
Florida state median
Top industries (state-level)
TourismHealthcareConstruction

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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