Metro area · CBSA 37340
Palm Bay
The Palm Bay, FL metro area has 632,780 people. Median rent is $1,556, 23.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Brevard County at $1,779. Of the 30 places we track here, Malabar has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$78,476
Median home value
$339,600
Unemployment
4.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,779
HUD, Brevard County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Bay | 130,132 | $1,601 | 26.5% |
| Melbourne | 86,576 | $1,525 | 27.3% |
| Titusville | 49,385 | $1,334 | 24.2% |
| Merritt Island | 34,992 | $1,441 | 18.4% |
| Rockledge | 29,133 | $1,820 | 25.9% |
| West Melbourne | 28,795 | $1,845 | 23.8% |
| Port St. John | 25,120 | $1,771 | 24.2% |
| Cocoa | 19,554 | $1,274 | 24.2% |
| Viera West | 17,984 | $2,182 | 24.0% |
| Viera East | 12,570 | $1,681 | 21.8% |
| Cocoa Beach | 11,377 | $1,569 | 21.4% |
| Satellite Beach | 11,313 | $1,909 | 19.2% |
| Cape Canaveral | 10,006 | $1,318 | 23.5% |
| Indian Harbour Beach | 9,025 | $1,827 | 22.5% |
| North Merritt Island | 9,025 | $1,274 | 14.6% |
| Micco | 8,896 | $1,430 | 37.5% |
| Mims | 7,610 | $1,250 | 25.4% |
| South Patrick Shores | 7,030 | $2,054 | 28.8% |
| Cocoa West | 5,923 | $1,162 | 40.9% |
| Grant-Valkaria | 4,921 | $1,556 | 15.6% |
| June Park | 4,255 | $1,755 | 23.9% |
| Melbourne Beach | 3,250 | $1,307 | 15.2% |
| Malabar | 3,066 | $1,313 | 12.2% |
| Indialantic | 3,065 | $1,554 | 17.9% |
| Sharpes | 2,840 | $856 | 14.8% |
| Tropical Park | 2,355 | $1,179 | 39.6% |
| Patrick AFB | 1,644 | $2,190 | 34.5% |
| Palm Shores | 1,458 | $1,050 | 16.3% |
| Scottsmoor | 830 | $1,556 | 32.9% |
| Melbourne Village | 778 | $1,473 | 17.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.