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25,120people live here $87,736median household incomeNear US average $1,771median rent per month▲ 25% above US $281,300median home value▼ 15% below US

Port St. John is an unincorporated community in Brevard County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Port St. John

Port St. John is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and schools with class sizes near the national average.

Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next. The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly.

The good

Affordable home prices
Clean air
Average class sizes

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
Low college degree attainment
Above-average rainfall
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Port St. John compares

Median household income

Port St. John$87,736

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Port St. John$1,771

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Port St. John$281,300

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Port St. John

Based on Port St. John's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,542

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $70,840 a year
41% of Port St. John renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$56,260

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $28,130
Homes cost 3.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 25% above US

$1,771/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,771 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $281,300. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $281,300 · 41% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.2% county unemployment

Unemployment in Brevard County is 4.2%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Brevard County (county-wide)

Safety

121 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Port St. John doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Brevard County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 528/100k · Policed by Brevard County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

28 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.9 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 10% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

82%

Work from home

9.7%

Carpool

5.8%

Other

1.7%

Walk

0.4%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 89°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 53°F. It's a wet climate overall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 43% below US

20% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 20%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (21 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Port St. John's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,771/mo) equals 24% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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