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Melbourne FL

Covers Palm Bay, Melbourne and Titusville.
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
RentersLandlords
The yearly data still reads a landlord's market, but the faster monthly signals are easing.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Cooling
Easing lately, asking rents are slipping, as of Aug 2026.
Job growthBLS · MONTHLY
+0.5%
Hiring, past 12 months
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
10.6%2024 COUNT
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
-0.2%
Year over year
Census 2024: +2% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,681/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
SUPPLY
DEMAND
Jobs+0.5%
Migration 2025+14.16/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+75.2%
Vacancy 202410.6%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$1,065/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,681 · own $2,746
$1,681
RENT
$2,746
OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+14.16/1k
Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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