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Bay Harbor Islands Rentals: Homes & Apartments for Rent

Every house, condo and apartment for rent in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, straight from BeachesMLS and updated throughout the day, with live rent figures and local agents who know which buildings and streets are worth your application.

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Bay Harbor Islands Rental Market at a Glance

Updated October 20, 2026 from BeachesMLS.

  • 101homes for rent
  • $4,200/momedian asking rent
  • 9new rentals this week
  • 27leased in the last 30 days
Houses & townhomesCondos & apartments
Active rentals893
Median asking rent$8,700/mo$4,150/mo
Median rent per sq ft$4.23/sq ft$3.71/sq ft
Average days on market121 days83 days
Leased in the last 90 days1079
Median leased rent (90 days)$2,375/mo$4,200/mo
Median leased rent vs. a year ago-56%+33.3%

Source: BeachesMLS. Asking rents are active rentals as of October 20, 2026; leased rents cover leases signed in the last 90 days, compared with the same 90 days one year earlier. Not an appraisal.

Newest Bay Harbor Islands Rentals

The 24 newest are below; see every match with map and filters.

The 24 listings on this page run from $1,200 a month to $20,000 a month, with a median of $6,650 a month, and they have been listed a median of 10 days.

Bay Harbor Islands Rent by Bedroom Count

Asking rents in Bay Harbor Islands by size right now: studios and one-bedrooms $2,425, 2-bedrooms $4,200, 3-bedrooms $8,100, 4-bedrooms $18,750 a month, medians of the homes listed today.

SizeListed nowMedian asking rentDays on marketLeased, last 90 daysMedian achieved rent
Studio & 1 bedroom24$2,425/mo7123$2,200/mo
2 bedrooms55$4,200/mo8947$3,800/mo
3 bedrooms16$8,100/mo9417$9,000/mo
4+ bedrooms6$18,750/mo982$15,775/mo

Source: BeachesMLS, monthly rents only; updated daily.

Bay Harbor Islands Rents Over the Last Year

MonthLeases closedMedian rentHouses & townhomesCondos & apartmentsRent per sq ftDays to lease
Oct 202522$3,825/mo$1,800/mo$4,500/mo$3.2949 days
Nov 202518$4,850/mo$50,000/mo$4,700/mo$3.5947 days
Dec 202522$3,125/mo$7,500/mo$3,000/mo$2.9858 days
Jan 202619$2,850/mo—$2,850/mo$2.9768 days
Feb 202620$2,850/mo$2,200/mo$2,900/mo$2.7474 days
Mar 202625$2,750/mo$13,500/mo$2,525/mo$2.9642 days
Apr 202620$2,450/mo$7,000/mo$2,400/mo$2.6823 days
May 202622$3,050/mo$3,225/mo$3,050/mo$2.7746 days
Jun 202638$2,975/mo$9,000/mo$2,950/mo$3.0135 days
Jul 202626$3,900/mo$2,350/mo$4,200/mo$3.0445 days
Aug 202628$4,175/mo$2,500/mo$4,200/mo$3.4129 days
Sep 202636$3,750/mo$2,400/mo$4,300/mo$3.0222 days

Source: BeachesMLS. Each row is the median of the leases that closed in that calendar month; seasonal and one-time quotes are excluded because they are stay totals rather than monthly rents. Not an appraisal.

Renting in Bay Harbor Islands

Bay Harbor Islands rentals are mostly condominiums on the East Island, from mid-century buildings and co-operatives with large floor plans to the new boutique buildings on the bay, and a smaller number of houses on the West Island. Annual tenants come for the public K-8 school, the walk to Kane Concourse and the bridge to the beach; furnished units in the newer buildings lease by the season as well. Each association approves its tenants and many set a minimum lease term, so renters do best with their application documents ready before they tour.

Houses, Condos and Apartments

Rentals in Bay Harbor Islands range from studio apartments to furnished estate homes. The market table on this page splits the median rent between houses and townhomes on one side and condos and apartments on the other, because the two markets price very differently, and the pages below narrow the search by home type, monthly rent, furnishing, pets and lease length.

How Renting With BreakThru Works

Tell us your budget, move-in date and must-haves, and a licensed rental agent builds a shortlist, schedules tours and helps you apply with a complete file. In most South Florida rentals the landlord pays the agent commission, so our help costs a renter nothing.

Own a Home in Bay Harbor Islands?

A Bay Harbor Islands landlord usually chooses between an annual tenant and a furnished seasonal lease, and the building often decides: associations approve every tenant, many set a minimum lease length or limit how often a unit can be leased, and co-operative boards can be stricter still, while the town sets its own rules on short-term rentals. For a West Island house, the questions are who maintains the pool, the yard and the dock. We check those rules first, then price your home from live Bay Harbor Islands rents.

Renting in Bay Harbor Islands: What to Know Before You Apply

Where renters live

Renters in Bay Harbor Islands live almost entirely on the East Island, in three kinds of building. The mid-century garden buildings and small towers on the numbered streets and the two shores, among them the Vintage, Southern Star, London Towers and Island Pointe, hold most of the one- and two-bedroom rentals. The new boutique buildings on the bay, La Baia, Kai, The Well, Alana and Le Jardin House, lease furnished and unfurnished residences with terraces and sometimes a boat slip, and a purpose-built rental building, Clara Bay Harbor, opened recently. Houses on the West Island lease rarely. Kane Concourse, the public school and the bridge to Bal Harbour are a walk from all of it.

Annual or seasonal

Bay Harbor Islands is mostly an annual rental town, because the people who rent here want the public K-8 school, the walk to Kane Concourse and the bridge to the beach for the whole year, and because the older buildings and co-operatives usually require twelve-month leases. The seasonal market is in the new boutique buildings, where furnished bay-facing residences lease for the winter months to residents who want Bal Harbour without an oceanfront rent. Annual tenants in Bay Harbor Islands find the most choice in late spring and summer; winter renters should settle dates by early autumn.

What to have ready

An application in Bay Harbor Islands goes to the owner and, in nearly every building, to the association as well, so prepare one complete file for both. Photo identification, proof of income or assets, recent pay statements or tax returns, bank references, references from previous landlords and consent to credit and background checks are standard, and a co-operative board may ask for an interview and for more financial detail than a condominium does. Pets need their own paperwork. Many Bay Harbor Islands owners live abroad or up north for part of the year, so a complete packet sent before the showing shortens the wait for an answer.

Association approval

Association approval is the step that sets the move-in date in Bay Harbor Islands. Condominium boards review each tenant, charge an application fee and often set a minimum lease term and a limit on how many times a year a unit may be leased; co-operative boards can be slower and stricter, and some meet only monthly. The new boutique buildings tend to approve through a manager within days, while a purpose-built rental building has no association at all. A West Island house usually needs no approval beyond the owner's. Ask which kind of building you are applying to in Bay Harbor Islands before you give notice on your current home.

Deposits and move-in costs

Move-in costs in Bay Harbor Islands depend on the building. An older condominium or co-operative typically asks for the first month, the last month and a security deposit, plus the association's application fee and sometimes a separate deposit for the building, the elevator or a pet. A furnished residence in a new boutique building asks for a deposit sized to the furnishings and may price the slip, the parking and the utilities separately. Florida law sets how a security deposit must be held and returned, and a Bay Harbor Islands tenant should ask for the inventory of a furnished unit to be attached to the lease before moving in.

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Bay Harbor Islands Rentals FAQ

How much is rent in Bay Harbor Islands?
The median asking rent in Bay Harbor Islands is $4,200 a month across 101 active rentals in BeachesMLS. Houses and townhomes ask a median $8,700 and condos and apartments $4,150. Leases signed in the last 90 days closed at a median $2,375 for houses and townhomes and $4,200 for condos and apartments. These figures update daily on this page.
Do I pay a fee to rent a home in Bay Harbor Islands through BreakThru Realty?
In most South Florida rentals the landlord pays the agent commission, so working with a BreakThru rental agent costs a renter nothing. If a specific listing works differently, we tell you before you tour it.
What do I need to apply for a rental in Bay Harbor Islands?
Most landlords ask for a government-issued photo ID, recent pay stubs or an offer letter showing income of roughly three times the monthly rent, recent bank statements, a credit report and rental references. Having these ready before you tour lets you apply the same day.
How long does rental approval take in Bay Harbor Islands?
Landlord approval usually takes one to three business days. If the home is in a condo or HOA community, which is common in Bay Harbor Islands, the association runs its own application and approval, and that can take two to four weeks in many buildings. We start the association paperwork the moment you are accepted.
Can I rent a pet-friendly home in Bay Harbor Islands?
Yes. The pet-friendly page lists every current Bay Harbor Islands rental whose listing says pets are allowed. Most still set limits, such as breed or size restrictions, a maximum number of pets and a pet fee or deposit, and condo associations often add rules of their own, so we confirm the policy for your pet before you apply.
Are there seasonal rentals in Bay Harbor Islands?
Yes. Furnished homes and condos in Bay Harbor Islands are let by the month or the season, with the strongest demand from January through April. Seasonal rents run higher than annual leases and the best winter rentals book months ahead, so start early; the seasonal and furnished pages show what is available now.

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