What is the rental vacancy rate in Merritt Island, FL?

Name: Vacancy rate in Merritt Island, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Merritt Island, FL is 18.3% (±5.7 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 1.7% (±1.4 points).

2,840 (±433) homes, 16.7% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Merritt Island, the rental vacancy rate went from 16.1% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 18.3% (±5.7 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 1.7% (±1.4 points)
Vacant homes: 2,840 (±433)

Vacancy in Merritt Island against Brevard County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Merritt Island	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Rental vacancy rate	18.3% (±5.7 points)	10.8% (±1.1 points)	7.6% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.7% (±1.4 points)	1.0% (±0.2 points)	1.4% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	2,840 (±433)	41,610 (±1,774)	1,503,660 (±20,826)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Merritt Island, the rental vacancy rate is higher than in Brevard County (10.8%).

It is also higher than in Florida (7.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Merritt Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Merritt Island
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Merritt Island	—	18.3% (±5.7 points)	—
Cocoa Beach	3.3 mi	15.1% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Rockledge	3.9 mi	10.7% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Viera East	4.0 mi	7.0% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Tropical Park	5.3 mi	5.8% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Viera West	5.9 mi	0.0% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Patrick AFB	6.7 mi	0.0% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Cocoa West	6.7 mi	10.9% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cocoa	7.1 mi	24.0% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rockledge, FL (10.7%), Tropical Park, FL (5.8%), Viera West, FL (0.0%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Brevard County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Sharpes	28.1% (±20.5 points)
2	North Merritt Island	24.5% (±16.8 points)
3	Cocoa	24.0% (±5.0 points)
4	Cape Canaveral	23.9% (±6.4 points)
5	Melbourne Beach	22.4% (±24.6 points)
6	Mims	20.1% (±16.5 points)
7	Merritt Island	18.3% (±5.7 points)
8	Titusville	17.9% (±4.8 points)
9	Cocoa Beach	15.1% (±8.8 points)
10	Cocoa West	10.9% (±8.3 points)
11	Rockledge	10.7% (±5.0 points)
12	Indian Harbour Beach	7.5% (±8.8 points)
13	Viera East	7.0% (±9.8 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Brevard County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Merritt Island is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Merritt Island

Is it hard to find a rental in Merritt Island?

The rental vacancy rate in Merritt Island, FL is 18.3% (±5.7 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Merritt Island tighter than it was?

In Merritt Island, the rental vacancy rate went from 16.1% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Merritt Island?

An estimated 2,840 (±433) housing units, 16.7% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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 Merritt Island CDP, Florida (place:44275, in state:12).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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