Melbourne Beach

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Melbourne Beach, FL

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Classic beach community in the heart of central Florida’s Space Coast

Beach Coastal Tourism Ocean Safe Low Crime Surfing Fishing Boating Upscale Military Island Golf

Melbourne Beach is a timeless island town just offshore from Melbourne proper, with Indian River Lagoon on the west side and the Atlantic Ocean on the east side. While the rental market includes numerous waterfront condos with stunning views over the water, much of the community consists of neighborhood streets lined with suburban-style homes.

A small commercial district along Ocean Avenue hosts the local grocery store, library, and pharmacy, as well as several popular restaurants, bars, and specialty shops. Many popular pastimes among the locals involve the ocean, whether it’s boating, fishing, surfing, or just lounging in the sun.

As part of Florida’s legendary Space Coast, living in Melbourne Beach puts you just minutes south of Cape Canaveral, giving you a front-row seat to numerous rocket launches throughout the year.

Transportation

20

Car-Dependent

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

Walking is difficult in this neighborhood, which is considered a car-dependent area.

39

Somewhat Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

You might be able to find places to ride your bike in this area, but you’ll most likely want your car for most errands.

Schools

Gemini Elementary School

Public

Grades PK-6

468 Students

9
out of 10

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Coconut Point Sanctuary
  • Florida Tech Botanical Garden
  • Turkey Creek Sanctuary (Margaret Hames Nature Center)
  • Goode Park
  • Malabar Scrub Sanctuary

Airports

  • Melbourne Orlando International

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† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2025.