Port St. John, FL vs Cocoa Beach, FL

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

MetricPort St. John, FLCocoa Beach, FL
Population25,12011,377
Median Household Income$87,736$87,990
Median Rent$1,771/mo$1,569/mo
Median Home Value$281,300$503,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.6%50.7%
Poverty Rate9.9%9.6%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k121*408
Property Crime Rate /100k528*2,244
Median AQI3838
Good AQI Days /yr333333
Summer Highs89°F90°F
Winter Lows53°F52°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute27.9 min25.5 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.116.9
College Degree Rate20.4%49.7%
Foreign-Born %7.2%9.6%
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.