Living in Viera East, FL
Viera East is a big small town of 12,570 people in Brevard County, Florida. It's about 21 miles from Palm Bay, FL and 34 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 $397k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,570people
$397kTypical home
$1,681/moRent
90° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,570
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,485 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Orlando, FL
- 21 mi to Palm Bay, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $397k (≈$2,502/mo)
- Median rent $1,681/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MLB airport
- 38 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 491 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 6 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
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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