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Cost of living in North Merritt Island, Florida

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,274 a month.

North Merritt Island is a Census community, not a separate city government in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $104,878 a year.

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People
9,025
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,274
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$104,878
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$525,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,779
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA

North Merritt Island, Florida has about 9,025 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $525,400.

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 North Merritt Island. 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 North Merritt Island'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 North Merritt Island'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, 535 have higher typical rent than North Merritt Island.

Nearby places

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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.

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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.