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Merritt Island Area Facts

  • Merritt Island has a Livability Score of 70/100, which is considered good
  • Merritt Island crime rates are 57% lower than the Florida average
  • Cost of living in Merritt Island is 15% higher than the Florida average
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Over 50, adult full time professional User Rating 5 rating By Anonymous ( May 16, 2020) Merritt island is just a beautiful, diverse, scenic place to live. located on the space coast, 20 mins from the beach, but not as expensive as Cocoa Beach, you get the best of both worlds.... no condos, no heavy tourist traffic. lots of gorgeous single family homes, lots of wate ...Read More rfront, located between two gorgeous Rivers, (lagoons), it's a boater's Paradise w/access to the ocean through Port Canaveral. We moved from Cape Canaveral, (12yrs.), to M.I. (better schools, bigger house,yard, pool, garage).
Been here 17yrs.+ can't say enough great things about it, just Love It! ? Read Less
Its good i guess User Rating 3 rating By Anonymous ( Aug 01, 2019) Really nice place with lots of nice people but there is just way to much crime here. Average crime? Hell no, my friends have been shot so many times its not even funny. Great place, lots of fun but the crime can get annoying. ...Read More Read Less
Merritt Island, FL - City Review User Rating 5 rating By Anonymous ( May 14, 2018) I absolutely loved living in Merritt Island, Florida. This beautiful little town is located in Brevard County, on the eastern coast of Florida. Technically, this is not really an island, it's considered a peninsula.

The city is beautiful, it's also a great place to work. Your fa ...Read More mily will love living on Merritt Island. This lovely city has some of the best schools in Florida. It is also home to the Merritt Island Wildlife Sanctuary, which is home to a variety of natural wildlife in the area.

There are plenty of days to enjoy the wonderful weather in Merritt Island, Florida. The average temperature in this area is 95 degrees in July and approximately 51 degrees during the middle of January, Merritt Island is an affordable place to call home. The average price for a nice single family dwelling is approximately $247,000.00. The community is small with about 37,000 residents, so it has that close small town atmosphere. This is the ideal community to call home. Read Less
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Merritt Island, FL - City Review User Rating 5 rating By Anonymous ( May 14, 2018) I absolutely loved living in Merritt Island, Florida. This beautiful little town is located in Brevard County, on the eastern coast of Florida. Technically, this is not really an island, it's considered a peninsula.

The city is beautiful, it's also a great place to work. Your fa ...Read More mily will love living on Merritt Island. This lovely city has some of the best schools in Florida. It is also home to the Merritt Island Wildlife Sanctuary, which is home to a variety of natural wildlife in the area.

There are plenty of days to enjoy the wonderful weather in Merritt Island, Florida. The average temperature in this area is 95 degrees in July and approximately 51 degrees during the middle of January, Merritt Island is an affordable place to call home. The average price for a nice single family dwelling is approximately $247,000.00. The community is small with about 37,000 residents, so it has that close small town atmosphere. This is the ideal community to call home. Read Less

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      F Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Merritt Island? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Rotary Park Merritt Island
      Harbor Point Park
      Dick Blake Park
      Veteran's Memorial Park
      Banana River Aquatic Preserve
      Osteen Park
      Kiwanis Island Park
      Taylor Park

      Entertainment

      Rockledge High Stadium

      Food & Drink

      McDonald's
      KFC
      McDonald's
      2 Angry Wives Pub and Eatery
      Taco Bell
      Long John Silver's
      Chick-fil-A
      Steak 'n Shake

      A+ Commute

      Is public transit available in Merritt Island? Of all people who commute, 0.1% take public transportation in Merritt Island.
      Drive to Work
      79%

      3% higher than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      0%

      5% lower than the US average

      Walk to Work
      1%

      2% lower than the US average

      C+ Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in Merritt Island? The cost of living in Merritt Island is 117/100 - which is 15% higher than Florida.
      Merritt Island
      117

      17% more expensive than average

      Florida
      102

      2% more expensive than average

      United States
      100

      National cost of living index

      A+ Crime

      What is the crime rate in Merritt Island? Merritt Island crime rates are 729, which are 57% lower than Florida
      Total Crime
      729 per 100k people

      66% lower than the US average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in 138  

      66% lower than the US average

      Year-over-year crime
      -7%

      Year over year crime is down

      A- Employment

      What is the median income in Merritt Island? The median income in Merritt Island is $108,696 which is 51% higher than Florida.
      Median household income
      $108,69634% higher than the US average
      Income per capita
      $63,42341% higher than the US average
      Unemployment rate
      3%

      37% lower than the US average

      B Health & Safety

      Is Merritt Island a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are some hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Pharmacies

      CVS Pharmacy
      Walgreens
      CVS Pharmacy
      Walgreens

      Doctors

      A+ Housing

      What are Merritt Island home prices? Merritt Island home prices are $537,310 - which is 79% higher than Florida
      Median home value
      $537,31065% higher than the US average
      Median rent price
      $1,5346% higher than the US average
      Home Ownership
      80%

      26% higher than the US average

      B+ Schools

      Does Merritt Island have good schools? The Merritt Island graduation rate is 89% - which is 7% higher than Florida
      High school grad. rates
      89%

      7% higher than the US average

      School test scores
      71%

      49% higher than the US average

      Student teacher ratio
      17:1

      7% higher than the US average

      A User Ratings

      Is Merritt Island a good place to live? Merritt Island has an overall rating of 82% from 20 reviews.
      Overall user rating
      82%

      20 total ratings

      User reviews rating
      87%

      3 total reviews

      User surveys rating
      72%

      17 total surveys

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