Cocoa Beach, FL vs Rockledge, FL

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

MetricCocoa Beach, FLRockledge, FL
Population11,37729,133
Median Household Income$87,990$84,255
Median Rent$1,569/mo$1,820/mo
Median Home Value$503,200$338,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%54.2%
Poverty Rate9.6%9%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)3.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k408210
Property Crime Rate /100k2,2441,199
Median AQI3838
Good AQI Days /yr333333
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows52°F52°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.5 min23.1 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.917.2
College Degree Rate49.7%31.9%
Foreign-Born %9.6%6.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.4%+13.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.