| Index | Merritt Island | Florida | National |
| Median home price | $297,600 | $166,800 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $1,032 | $1,032 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 80.4% | 64.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 19.6% | 35.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Patrick AFB, FL | 1,642 | $0 | 100% |
| Cocoa West, FL | 5,966 | $105,900 | 43% |
| Cocoa, FL | 20,151 | $127,400 | 31% |
| Sharpes, FL | 2,752 | $166,100 | 10% |
| Port St. John, FL | 23,940 | $181,300 | 2% |
| Merritt Island, FL | 33,975 | $297,600 | 61% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Pullman, WA | 33,974 | $287,700 | 56% |
| North Ridgeville, OH | 33,961 | $188,400 | 2% |
| Salisbury, NC | 33,961 | $140,000 | 24% |
| Sun Prairie, WI | 33,954 | $249,400 | 35% |
| Cookeville, TN | 33,922 | $170,300 | 8% |
| Merritt Island, FL | 33,975 | $297,600 | 61% |
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