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Palm Bay, FL vs Rockledge, FL

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- Household income in Rockledge, is 31% more than it is in Palm Bay and is 6% above the National Average.
- Palm Bay unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Rockledge unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Palm Bay, FLRockledge, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,695  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$73,327$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,148  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Palm Bay, FLRockledge, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Palm Bay, FLRockledge, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.2%13.1%
Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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Reviews for Rockledge    10 Reviews

My family and I are looking to move to Fl. Currently we are in a small quaint town in NJ. I have 2 small children one who is in Kindergarten. I am looking for a nice  More

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My family and I have lived in Rockledge for 7 years. Relative to many areas in Fl, ie Tampa, Miami, WPB, and others, that are over crowded and have substantial crime  More

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Over 15 years ago

Rockledge and Viera have tiny housing lots, but the land here is very cheap. Is strange that builders would not have had large lots for most developments. As a result,  More

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