What is the median rent in Cape Canaveral, FL?

Name: Median rent in Cape Canaveral, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Cape Canaveral, FL is $1,318 (±$150) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,413 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Cape Canaveral, the median gross rent went from $893 in 2015–2019 to $1,318 in 2020–2024 (+47.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,318 (±$150)
Rented homes: 2,413 (±432)
$2,000 or more: 15.5%
Since 2015–2019: +47.6%

How much rent costs in Cape Canaveral

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Cape Canaveral	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.7% (±0.8 points)	2.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	32.8% (±10.9 points)	12.8%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	28.5% (±8.5 points)	31.0%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	22.5% (±9.3 points)	31.4%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	7.0% (±4.8 points)	14.7%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.1% (±3.1 points)	4.1%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.4% (±4.6 points)	3.3%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 32.8% of renting households.

15.5% of rented homes in Cape Canaveral cost $2,000 or more a month.

Cape Canaveral against Brevard County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cape Canaveral	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,318 (±$150)	$1,556 (±$27)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,413 (±432)	57,328 (±1,659)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Cape Canaveral, median gross rent is lower than in Brevard County ($1,556).

It is also lower than in Florida ($1,669).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Brevard County, Cape Canaveral ranks 19 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 528 of 793.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Cape Canaveral has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$893 (±$52)	$1,318 (±$150)	+47.6%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	37.3% (±4.3 points)	41.4% (±6.4 points)	+4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	20.6% (±6.7 points)	23.9% (±6.4 points)	+3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Cape Canaveral

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cape Canaveral
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Cape Canaveral	—	$1,318 (±$150)	—
Cocoa Beach	4.6 mi	$1,569 (±$240)	Not measurably different
Tropical Park	6.3 mi	$1,179 (±$160)	Not measurably different
Merritt Island	7.2 mi	$1,441 (±$77)	Not measurably different
North Merritt Island	8.1 mi	$1,274 (±$246)	Not measurably different
Rockledge	9.5 mi	$1,820 (±$87)	Higher
Cocoa	9.7 mi	$1,274 (±$123)	Not measurably different
Sharpes	10 mi	$856 (±$89)	Lower
Cocoa West	10 mi	$1,162 (±$64)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sharpes, FL ($856).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rockledge, FL ($1,820).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Brevard County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
13	Indialantic	$1,554 (±$741)
14	Melbourne	$1,525 (±$51)
15	Melbourne Village	$1,473 (±$567)
16	Merritt Island	$1,441 (±$77)
17	Micco	$1,430 (±$155)
18	Titusville	$1,334 (±$68)
19	Cape Canaveral	$1,318 (±$150)
20	Melbourne Beach	$1,307 (±$538)
21 (tie)	Cocoa	$1,274 (±$123)
21 (tie)	North Merritt Island	$1,274 (±$246)
23	Mims	$1,250 (±$470)
24	Tropical Park	$1,179 (±$160)
25	Cocoa West	$1,162 (±$64)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Brevard County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cape Canaveral

What is the average rent in Cape Canaveral, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Cape Canaveral is $1,318 (±$150) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Cape Canaveral?

In Cape Canaveral, the median gross rent went from $893 in 2015–2019 to $1,318 in 2020–2024 (+47.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Cape Canaveral cost more than $2,000 a month?

15.5% of rented homes in Cape Canaveral have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Cape Canaveral higher than in Brevard County?

In Cape Canaveral, median gross rent is lower than in Brevard County ($1,556).

It is also lower than in Florida ($1,669).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Cape Canaveral city, Florida (place:10250, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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