Cocoa, FL vs Port St. John, FL

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

MetricCocoa, FLPort St. John, FL
Population19,55425,120
Median Household Income$63,105$87,736
Median Rent$1,274/mo$1,771/mo
Median Home Value$246,100$281,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.1%40.6%
Poverty Rate13.1%9.9%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k919121*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,444528*
Median AQI3838
Good AQI Days /yr333333
Summer Highs88°F89°F
Winter Lows52°F53°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.6 min27.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1417.1
College Degree Rate27.4%20.4%
Foreign-Born %11.4%7.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.1%—

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.