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Palm Bay is a mid-size city of 130,132 people in Brevard County, Florida. It's part of the Palm Bay, FL area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $2k a month.
130,132people
$283kTypical home
$1,601/moRent
91° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 130,132
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,501 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Orlando, FL
- In the Palm Bay, FL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,786/mo)
- Median rent $1,601/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 73°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 (270 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (827 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MLB airport
- 51 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 412 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 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