CitytisticsShortlist

Cost of living, pay and housing

28.20° N · 80.61° W · GEOID 1267725

South Patrick Shores

Brevard County, Florida · part of the Palm Bay, FL metro

FloridaSouth Patrick Shores, FLSouth Patrick ShoresSouth Patrick Shores

The short answer

South Patrick Shores is home to 7,030 people. Median household income is $85,660 a year and median rent is $2,054 a month, 28.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $443,600, about 5.2x annual median household income.

The story in South Patrick Shores is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 19.9% to 28.8% of income. Also notable: Rent run 33% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

28OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

South Patrick Shores scores better than 28% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 233rd of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%15
Economy 20%54
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%19
Education 10%76
Commute 10%70
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,054
50% above the median place
Median household income
$85,660
7% above the median place
Median home value
$443,600
39% above the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
1% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about South Patrick Shores

  • AffordabilityCompared with the 22 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Whiskey Creek, FL, Gulf Breeze, FL and Southgate, FL), money left after rent here is lower: $62,500 against a typical $82,400.
  • Who lives hereThe median resident is 51.8 years old, older than in 94% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to South Patrick Shores

Brevard County gains about 20.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in35,446
Moved out25,148
Net+10,298

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$81K
Leavers$68K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Brevard County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Brevard County report $81,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $68,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$82,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,054 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,325 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $443,600.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 11.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Whiskey Creek, FL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.1%
63% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
20.3
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
3.7%
88% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSouth Patrick ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.1%63% below
Moved from another state1County figure3.7%88% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure20.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$80,97815% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$68,3743% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 28.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 93% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

South Patrick Shores28.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$82,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.8%
41% above the median place
Home price to income
5.2x
36% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$62,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in South Patrick Shores, $2,054 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like South Patrick Shores, but easier on the budget

Places that match South Patrick Shores on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Whiskey Creek, FL9520.8% vs 28.8%$22,200Compare
Gulf Breeze, FL9117.7% vs 28.8%$25,300Compare
Harahan, LA8916.3% vs 28.8%$8,300Compare
Bardmoor, FL8822.9% vs 28.8%$9,500Compare

Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in South Patrick Shores.

Sponsored · exampleMoving to South Patrick Shores? Compare quotes from licensed movers. No partner is signed yet. Sponsored offers are always labelled and never change the data.
Renters paying 30%+1
64.9%
28% above the median place
Homeownership1
87.9%
32% above the median place
Vacant homes1
13.9%
98% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSouth Patrick ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,05450% above
Rent to income128.8%41% above
Property tax rate10.7%25% below
Home price to income15.2x36% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.01% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,77910% above
HUD area median income4County figure$97,00010% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,0237% below
Median home value1$443,60039% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.8%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.2%5% above
Homeownership187.9%32% above
Renters paying 30%+164.9%28% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,32524% above
Vacant homes113.9%98% above
Median year built119681% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
3.3%
69% below the median place
Income per person1
$49,704
24% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute22 min −12%
Works from home11.4% −8%
Median household income$85,660 +7%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSouth Patrick ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$85,6607% above
Income per person1$49,70424% above
Unemployment1County figure4.8%1% below
Average annual pay6County figure$70,8337% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs6County figure243,56862% above
Poverty rate13.3%69% below
Mean commute122 min12% below
Works from home111.4%8% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

3.3% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 95% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track.

Median age1
51.8
33% above the median place
No health insurance1
17.7%
177% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.6%
6% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher97.8% +6%
Bachelor's or higher47.5% +48%
Household size2.3 −7%
Born abroad5.7% −36%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSouth Patrick ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,0305380th largest
Median age151.833% above
Bachelor's or higher147.5%48% above
High school or higher197.8%6% above
Household size12.37% below
Born abroad15.7%36% below
No health insurance117.7%177% above
Homes with broadband197.6%6% above
05

Life in South Patrick Shores

The nearest National Park Service site is Canaveral National Seashore, about 40 miles away.

44 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.7 −44%
Playgrounds per 10k4.3 −55%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.4 −87%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.6 22.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Canaveral National Seashore 40 miles
  • Fort Matanzas National Monument 111 miles
  • Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 125 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.0 −9%
Shops32.4 +7%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.6 −12%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.1 +14%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
40.3
31% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.5
35% below the median place
Public school students12
73,577
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureSouth Patrick ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure109above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure73,577above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure16.36% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.09% below
Shops per 10k8County figure32.47% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure23.114% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k95.744% below
Playgrounds per 10k94.355% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k91.487% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi94.6above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1040.331% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure44238% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 52°F, 105% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached South Patrick Shores. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
52°F
105% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
99.7
41% above the median place
Average temperature13
73°F
33% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSouth Patrick ShoresAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure90°F4% above
January average low13County figure52°F105% above
Average temperature13County figure73°F33% above
Annual precipitation13County figure51.5 in18% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure98.46% above
Hurricane risk14County figure99.741% above
Tornado risk14County figure95.317% above
Wildfire risk14County figure97.259% above
Heat wave risk14County figure85.55% below
Median air quality index15County figure3812% below
Good air days15County figure91.2%33% above
08

South Patrick Shores in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, up from 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, South Patrick Shores does better than 14% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 70%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,054/mo (2024)$2,680/mo$2,200 to $3,260/mo+4.5%
Median household income$85,660 (2024)$108,000$91,500 to $128,000+3.9%
Median home value$443,600 (2024)$645,000$468,000 to $888,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 6.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like South Patrick Shores

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Delray Beach, FL$1,961$82,041Compare
East Lake, FL$1,942$99,333Compare
Bee Ridge, FL$2,118$75,906Compare
Salisbury, MA$1,770$92,469Compare
Salisbury, MABee Ridge, FLEast Lake, FLDelray Beach, FLSouth Patrick Shores, FLSouth Patrick ShoresDelray BeachEast LakeSalisburyDelray BeachEast LakeSalisbury

Places built like South Patrick Shores

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how South Patrick Shores performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
South Patrick Shores, FL28.8%1.8%/yrn/a
Whiskey Creek, FL20.8%6.7%/yrn/aCompare
Gulf Breeze, FL17.7%2.4%/yr12.2%Compare
Southgate, FL25.0%6.4%/yrn/aCompare
Oceanport, NJ15.3%6.7%/yr6.3%Compare
Indian Harbour Beach, FL22.5%9.5%/yr-0.9%Compare
Greenville, RI15.6%2.8%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is South Patrick Shores a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 28 out of 100, better than 28% of the places we rate and 233rd of 474 in Florida. Compared with the 22 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Whiskey Creek, FL, Gulf Breeze, FL and Southgate, FL), money left after rent here is lower: $62,500 against a typical $82,400. The median resident is 51.8 years old, older than in 94% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 49 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is South Patrick Shores expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $443,600.

What salary do you need to live in South Patrick Shores?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $82,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to South Patrick Shores?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Delray Beach, FL, East Lake, FL, Bee Ridge, FL and Salisbury, MA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares South Patrick Shores with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for South Patrick Shores itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/south-patrick-shores-florida

Citytistics. “South Patrick Shores, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/south-patrick-shores-florida/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.