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North Merritt Island is a big small town of 9,025 people in Brevard County, Florida. It's about 33 miles from Orlando, FL. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $525k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,025people
$525kTypical home
$1,274/moRent
89° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,025
- Part of a metro area
- About 535 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Orlando, FL
- 33 mi to Orlando, FL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $525k (≈$3,313/mo)
- Median rent $1,274/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 70°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 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MLB airport
- 36 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 355 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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