Cocoa Beach, FL vs Port St. John, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCocoa Beach, FLPort St. John, FL
Population11,37725,120
Median Household Income$87,990$87,736
Median Rent$1,569/mo$1,771/mo
Median Home Value$503,200$281,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%40.6%
Poverty Rate9.6%9.9%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k408121*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,244528*
Median AQI3838
Good AQI Days /yr333333
Summer Highs90°F89°F
Winter Lows52°F53°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.5 min27.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.917.1
College Degree Rate49.7%20.4%
Foreign-Born %9.6%7.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.4%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Port St. John (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.