Palm Bay, FL
US City in Florida, South · ranked on 28 metrics
Palm Bay, FL is a US city in Florida with a population of 153,390 (171st of 477). It ranks best for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (36th of 395), Poverty Rate (%) (145th of 434), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (140th of 395). It ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (347th of 434), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (334th of 434).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 20259th of 39598
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202536th of 39591
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025123rd of 39569
- Poverty Rate (%)11.7%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024145th of 43467
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 160th of 46065
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025140th of 39565
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024164th of 43462
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 167th of 46061
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025161st of 39559
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024347th of 43420
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024334th of 43423
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024281st of 43435
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 268th of 46042
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 238th of 46048
- Median Household Income$72,614Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024211th of 43452
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024tied 192nd of 43456
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 180th of 46058
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 11 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals
- North Port, FL84% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Palm Bay, FL?
- Palm Bay, FL has a population of 153,390, 171st among 477 US cities.
- What does Palm Bay, FL rank best at?
- Among US cities, Palm Bay, FL ranks best for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (36th of 395); Poverty Rate (%) (145th of 434); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (140th of 395).
- Where does Palm Bay, FL rank worst?
- Palm Bay, FL ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (347th of 434); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (334th of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Palm Bay, FL?
- Rankodex ranks Palm Bay, FL on 28 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
28 metrics with a value for this place, in 6 topics