2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Vero Beach South, FL vs Palm Bay, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Palm Bay or is it cheaper to live in Vero Beach South?
- Palm Bay is 1.2% less expensive than Vero Beach South.

Which city has more affordable housing, Palm Bay or Vero Beach South?
- Palm Bay housing costs are 24.5% less expensive than Vero Beach South housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Vero Beach South or is Health Care more affordable in Palm Bay.
- Health related expenses are 1.2% more in Palm Bay.
 Vero Beach South, FLPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock95.6100
 Food & Groceries104.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock99.9100
 Housing102.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$301,500$338,100
 Utilities94  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock89.1100
 Miscellaneous107.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Vero Beach South    1 Reviews

Florida Population charts show a large difference from your records. As I read stats the city of Vero Beach is Approx 15,000 residents for 2016 and the Population for  More

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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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