What is the cost of living in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville?

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 100.0, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 111.7, which is above the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,709/month.

What is the median salary in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville?

The median salary in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is $66,315 annually (mean: $70,109). Top occupations include Retail Salespersons, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Registered Nurses.

How safe is Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville?

The violent crime rate in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville area is 210 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1030 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville?

The state of FL has 4,029 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. Charter schools make up 17.9% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville?

Infant center-based childcare in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville area averages $10,505 per year. Preschool averages $7,983/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville a good place to relocate?

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville has a Life Score of 50.4/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ranks #254 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

BEA RPP 100.0 ranks #298 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

100.0
Cost index (US=100): $1,709
2BR rent / mo: $66,315
Median salary: 47.4
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ranks #254 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (47.4/100), with its strongest marks in safety and climate.

#254
of 387 US metros · Near median: 23,372,215
metro-area population: 210
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 4,029
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: schools (15/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ranks #254 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 100.0 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,709/mo, median salary $66,315; LiveAbility Score 47.4/100, strongest in safety and climate.

Signature: BEA RPP 100.0 ranks #298 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 100.0 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,709/mo.

LiveAbility 47.4/100 keeps Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville in the middle third (#254 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville area is 236,180.

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

47 Top 66% higher than 34% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville MSA; housing RPP 111.7 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,709/mo.

Studio

$1,266

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,478

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,709

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,330

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,645

/month

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville wages and employment

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville posts 236,180 total employment with median salary $66,315 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$66,315

Mean Salary

$70,109

Total Employment

236,180

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Retail Salespersons	$33,430
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,660
Registered Nurses	$80,900
General and Operations Managers	$101,830
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,670

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville area from NCES.

Schools

4,029

Enrollment

2,838,009

Student:Teacher

17.8:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$10,505

per year

Toddler (Center)

$8,611

per year

Preschool (Center)

$7,983

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville's composite Life Score is 50.4/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

23/100

Weak

Wages

61/100

Above average

Rent

20/100

Weak

Crime

85/100

Elite

Schools

85/100

Elite

Childcare

49/100

Average

Environment

44/100

Below average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ranks #254 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 47.4/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Safety (85/100)

Safety

85
Climate

80
Air quality

70
Job market

61
Low hazard

56
Cost of living

23
Housing

20
Schools

15

What this shows Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville's strongest dimensions are safety and climate; its weakest among scored dims is schools at 15/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville runs a $66,315 median salary at a 100.0 cost index, ranking #254 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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