Cost of living in Cocoa West, Florida
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,162 a month.
Cocoa West is a Census community, not a separate city government in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $34,126 a year.
- People
- 5,923
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,162
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $34,126
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $158,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,779
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA
Cocoa West, Florida has about 5,923 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $158,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Brevard County is $1,779 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Cocoa West. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area, prices sit at 100.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Florida does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Cocoa West's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Florida home paid 15.03¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Cocoa West's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Florida averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 730 places we list in Florida with a rent figure, 585 have higher typical rent than Cocoa West.
Nearby places
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Typical rent $856
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Typical rent $1,441
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Typical rent $1,681
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Typical rent $1,274
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Typical rent $2,182
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EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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Bigger places in Florida
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.