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Melbourne is a mid-size city of 86,576 people in Brevard County, Florida. It's about 11 miles from Palm Bay, FL and 42 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $306k and rent runs about $2k a month.
86,576people
$306kTypical home
$1,525/moRent
91° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 86,576
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,959 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Orlando, FL
- 11 mi to Palm Bay, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $306k (≈$1,932/mo)
- Median rent $1,525/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 72°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
- 124 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 43
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to MLB airport
- 45 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 499 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 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