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Living in Melbourne Beach, FL

Melbourne Beach is a small town of 3,250 people in Brevard County, Florida. It's about 10 miles from Palm Bay, FL and 48 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 $708k and rent runs about $1k a month.

3,250people
$708kTypical home
$1,307/moRent
90° / 71°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
122Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,250
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 3,289 people per sq mi
  • 48 mi to Orlando, FL
  • 10 mi to Palm Bay, FL
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $708k (≈$4,467/mo)
  • Median rent $1,307/mo
  • Median household income $103k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 3.0% 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
  • 122 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 56
  • 17% of households have kids
  • 30% are 65 or older
  • 65% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 6 mi to MLB airport
  • 52 mi to MCO (major hub)
  • 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 78% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1974
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 20 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 42 mi to a big lake
  • 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 24 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 447 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 46 bars within 25 mi
  • 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 15 museums within 25 mi
  • 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 5 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 22% of Florida districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 4 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 4 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

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