What is the median rent in North Merritt Island, FL?

Name: Median rent in North Merritt Island, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in North Merritt Island, FL is $1,274 (±$246) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 438 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,274 (±$246)
Rented homes: 438 (±176)
$2,000 or more: 27.1%

How much rent costs in North Merritt Island

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	North Merritt Island	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±11.3 points)	2.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	27.4% (±19.5 points)	12.8%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	41.8% (±20.8 points)	31.0%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.7% (±5.0 points)	31.4%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	8.9% (±10.5 points)	14.7%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.7% (±4.8 points)	4.1%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	15.5% (±19.4 points)	3.3%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 41.8% of renting households.

27.1% of rented homes in North Merritt Island cost $2,000 or more a month.

North Merritt Island against Brevard County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Merritt Island	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,274 (±$246)	$1,556 (±$27)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	438 (±176)	57,328 (±1,659)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In North Merritt Island, 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, North Merritt Island ranks 22 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 557 of 793.

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

Median gross rent in places near North Merritt Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Merritt Island
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
North Merritt Island	—	$1,274 (±$246)	—
Sharpes	3.2 mi	$856 (±$89)	Lower
Tropical Park	5.6 mi	$1,179 (±$160)	Not measurably different
Port St. John	6.0 mi	$1,771 (±$210)	Higher
Cocoa	6.6 mi	$1,274 (±$123)	Not measurably different
Cocoa West	7.9 mi	$1,162 (±$64)	Not measurably different
Cape Canaveral	8.1 mi	$1,318 (±$150)	Not measurably different
Rockledge	9.8 mi	$1,820 (±$87)	Higher
Titusville	10 mi	$1,334 (±$68)	Not measurably different

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Port St. John, FL ($1,771), 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
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)
26	Sharpes	$856 (±$89)

Showing 11 of 26 places in Brevard County, ranked from highest to lowest.

North 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 North Merritt Island

What is the average rent in North Merritt Island, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in North Merritt Island is $1,274 (±$246) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in North Merritt Island cost more than $2,000 a month?

27.1% of rented homes in North Merritt Island have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in North Merritt Island higher than in Brevard County?

In North Merritt Island, 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 North Merritt Island CDP, Florida (place:49435, 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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