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Malabar is a small town of 3,066 people in Brevard County, Florida. It's about 6 miles from Palm Bay, FL and 50 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $451k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,066people
$451kTypical home
$1,556/moRent
90° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,066
- Part of a metro area
- About 286 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Orlando, FL
- 6 mi to Palm Bay, FL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $451k (≈$2,845/mo)
- Median rent $1,556/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 72°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (626 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MLB airport
- 54 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 472 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.