City
Palm Bay
- grade A minusOverall Grade
- City in Florida
- Rating 3.58 out of 5 414 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A
- Crime & Safetygrade C
- Housinggrade B+
- Nightlifegrade B minus
- Good for Familiesgrade A minus
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B
- Weathergrade A
- Cost of Livinggrade B+
- Health & Fitnessgrade B minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade B+
- Commutegrade B
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Median Home Value
$155,200
National
$217,500Median Rent
$1,059
National
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Palm Bay Rankings
Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault223.3national 282.7
- Murder6.9national 6.1
- Rape61.5national 40.7
- Robbery51.1national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary289.1national 500.1
- Theft1,297.6national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft128.1national 284
Residents
Top Public Schools Serving Palm Bay
- grade A+
West Shore Junior/Senior High School
- Rating 4.08 out of 5 268 reviews
- grade A+
Edgewood Junior/Senior High School
- Rating 3.84 out of 5 327 reviews
- grade A
Freedom 7 Elementary School of International Studies
- grade A
Educational Horizons Charter School
- Rating 4 out of 5 2 reviews
- grade A
Robert L. Stevenson Elementary School
Top Private Schools in Palm Bay
Working in Palm Bay
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$51,408
National
$62,843Similar Places
Palm Bay Reviews
Rating 3.58 out of 5 414 reviews
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Palm Bay is an ever evolving city. Over the past decade, I have witnessed first hand the growth in our economy and market. Entire plazas have been built around my family, numerous stores and rebooted utilities such as gas stations, grocery stores, and homes have all impacted our city and it’s beautification and growth. The change has been incredibly drastic and surprisingly rapid. It is extremely family friendly and is filled with safe and well preserved communities. Palm Bay is a tight knit and close quarters type of place. Traffic is almost never an issue in going to work or school. The roads are widely preserved and clean. The community overall is welcoming and diverse in many ethnicities, beliefs, and spoken languages. Overall, it has much potential in attracting more visitors and tourists. We are only 30 minutes from the beach and weather is beautiful and warm year round. Lastly, this is a great hub for starting small businesses and new families.
Palm Bay is very similar to Melbourne and the rest of places in that area. But I’ve always found peace in Palm Bay. It’s just so quiet and there’s not much but new homes are being built and growing so beautifully. We have the highest population in Brevard so there’s a little bit of everything like you would see in a populated city. Crime is actually really low and many older people and families live here!
I love Palm Bay! I’ve lived here my whole life and love the houses, schools, and everything all around. Mostly older people living here but people are great! Like every city some parts are lowlifes, but not all of Palm Bay is like that. I live close to Bayside Lakes and it’s so lovely. City is amazing