What is the median rent in Port St. John, FL?

Name: Median rent in Port St. John, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Port St. John, FL is $1,771 (±$210) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 500 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Port St. John, the median gross rent went from $1,126 in 2015–2019 to $1,771 in 2020–2024 (+57.3%).

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: $1,771 (±$210)
Rented homes: 500 (±170)
$2,000 or more: 34.6%
Since 2015–2019: +57.3%

How much rent costs in Port St. John

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Port St. John	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±10.0 points)	2.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	12.0% (±13.9 points)	12.8%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.8% (±9.3 points)	31.0%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	33.6% (±17.6 points)	31.4%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	18.4% (±11.6 points)	14.7%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	16.2% (±10.5 points)	4.1%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±10.0 points)	3.3%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 33.6% of renting households.

34.6% of rented homes in Port St. John cost $2,000 or more a month.

Port St. John against Brevard County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port St. John	Brevard County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,771 (±$210)	$1,556 (±$27)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	500 (±170)	57,328 (±1,659)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Port St. John, median gross rent is higher than in Brevard County ($1,556).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Brevard County, Port St. John ranks 8 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 274 of 793.

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

How rent in Port St. John 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	$1,126 (±$55)	$1,771 (±$210)	+57.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	13.8% (±3.7 points)	5.7% (±1.9 points)	−8.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	3.6% (±5.8 points)	0.0% (±8.0 points)	−3.6 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 Port St. John

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port St. John
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Port St. John	—	$1,771 (±$210)	—
Sharpes	3.7 mi	$856 (±$89)	Lower
North Merritt Island	6.0 mi	$1,274 (±$246)	Lower
Titusville	6.8 mi	$1,334 (±$68)	Lower
Cocoa	7.4 mi	$1,274 (±$123)	Lower
Cocoa West	8.4 mi	$1,162 (±$64)	Lower
Tropical Park	9.1 mi	$1,179 (±$160)	Lower
Rockledge	12 mi	$1,820 (±$87)	Not measurably different
Cape Canaveral	14 mi	$1,318 (±$150)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sharpes, FL ($856), North Merritt Island, FL ($1,274), Titusville, FL ($1,334).

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
2	Viera West	$2,182 (±$201)
3	South Patrick Shores	$2,054 (±$337)
4	Satellite Beach	$1,909 (±$162)
5	West Melbourne	$1,845 (±$116)
6	Indian Harbour Beach	$1,827 (±$151)
7	Rockledge	$1,820 (±$87)
8	Port St. John	$1,771 (±$210)
9	June Park	$1,755 (±$157)
10	Viera East	$1,681 (±$235)
11	Palm Bay	$1,601 (±$71)
12	Cocoa Beach	$1,569 (±$240)
13	Indialantic	$1,554 (±$741)
14	Melbourne	$1,525 (±$51)

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

Port St. John 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 Port St. John

What is the average rent in Port St. John, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Port St. John is $1,771 (±$210) 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 Port St. John?

In Port St. John, the median gross rent went from $1,126 in 2015–2019 to $1,771 in 2020–2024 (+57.3%).

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 Port St. John cost more than $2,000 a month?

34.6% of rented homes in Port St. John have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Port St. John higher than in Brevard County?

In Port St. John, median gross rent is higher than in Brevard County ($1,556).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than 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 Port St. John CDP, Florida (place:58700, 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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