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South Patrick Shores is a big small town of 7,030 people in Brevard County, Florida. It's about 18 miles from Palm Bay, FL and 42 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 $444k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,030people
$444kTypical home
$2,054/moRent
90° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,030
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,646 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Orlando, FL
- 18 mi to Palm Bay, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $444k (≈$2,797/mo)
- Median rent $2,054/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 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 52
- 15% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MLB airport
- 45 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 508 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 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
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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