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Melbourne, FL vs Christmas, FL

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- Household income in Christmas, is 34% more than it is in Melbourne and is 7% above the National Average.
- Melbourne unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Christmas unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Melbourne, FLChristmas, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,940  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$74,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,971  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Melbourne, FLChristmas, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock0.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock20.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Melbourne, FLChristmas, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.6%13.1%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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Reviews for Christmas    2 Reviews

Christmas, Florida is a very small town east of Orlando, Florida. The summers tend to be hot, damp, and humid. The wooded areas are a haven for mosquitos in the rainy  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are retiring to florida and are looking for nice places to live and schools are a priority as we have a 13 yr old. I love that there's a town called Christmas. We  More

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