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Cape Canaveral is a big small town of 10,006 people in Brevard County, Florida. It's about 31 miles from Palm Bay, FL and 40 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 71°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $372k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,006people
$372kTypical home
$1,318/moRent
90° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,006
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,503 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Orlando, FL
- 31 mi to Palm Bay, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $372k (≈$2,348/mo)
- Median rent $1,318/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 71°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 6% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MLB airport
- 43 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 22% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 418 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brevard County: R+21 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk