Rank

1781of 3,144

Brevard, Florida

Score 6.16 / 10· population 643,979

Brevard County is on Florida's Space Coast, a 45-minute drive from Orlando, with more than 72 miles of coastline. Everything east of the Indian River, including Merritt Island and Cocoa Beach, is barrier island tied to the mainland by seven causeway systems, and it falls in the mandatory evacuation area along with mobile homes and low-lying ground. In 2022, Hurricane Nicole pushed the water at Trident Pier near Cape Canaveral 5.83 feet above normal tide.

Sources
  • The Space Coast (Brevard County's tourism site) has more than 72 miles of coastline. visitspacecoast.com
  • The Space Coast is only a 45-minute drive from Orlando. visitspacecoast.com
  • Barrier islands include all areas east of the Indian River, including Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach; Brevard County has 7 causeway systems. cocoafl.gov
  • Mandatory evacuation areas include the barrier islands, mobile and manufactured homes, and low-lying areas. cocoafl.gov
  • An NOS tide gauge at Trident Pier, near Cape Canaveral, measured 5.83 ft above normal tide levels in Hurricane Nicole (2022). nhc.noaa.gov

v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)8.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.0
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax6.6

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.8
  2. Life expectancy6.2
  3. Government employees7.7
  4. Single-parent households4.7

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