Palm Bay vs Melbourne
Palm Bay, FL compared with Melbourne, FL · 11 miles apart
Palm Bay has 148,092 residents to Melbourne’s 87,097. Palm Bay comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Melbourne does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Palm Bay, FL | Melbourne, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 148,092 | 87,097 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,709 | 1,970 |
| Median household income | $72,614 | $66,991 |
| Median home value | $283,200 | $306,400 |
| Median rent | $1,601 | $1,525 |
| Homeownership | 79.7% | 59.7% |
| Average commute | 27.8 min | 22.8 min |
| Median age | 41 | 42.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 24% | 34.7% |
| Poverty rate | 11.7% | 15.8% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 3.9× | 4.6× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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