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West Melbourne is a small city of 28,795 people in Brevard County, Florida. It's about 7 miles from Palm Bay, FL and 44 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 $377k and rent runs about $2k a month.
28,795people
$377kTypical home
$1,845/moRent
90° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
273Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,795
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,647 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Orlando, FL
- 7 mi to Palm Bay, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,378/mo)
- Median rent $1,845/mo
- Median household income $93k
- 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
- 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
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Low property crime (906 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MLB airport
- 47 mi to MCO (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 456 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 7 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
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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