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A town of 7,610, settled in 1886. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Mims gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $390K for a typical one, or 5 years of the Palm Bay metro’s $78K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 306th of 634 graded towns in Florida. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top, and the median household income is $59K, and 11% of residents live below the poverty line. 33% of residents are 65 or older in Mims, against 20% in Florida’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Hotel Mims is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
Where Mims beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Elementary School | PK–6 | 500 |
| Mims Elementary School | PK–6 | 393 |
Where Mims’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Mims is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 9,412 in 1990, 7,336 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1951 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mims. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Ancient siteWindover Archaeological Site
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
15 mi MuseumKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
34 mi Stadium & arenaKia Center
22 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Bounce House
35 mi Stadium & arenaInter&Co StadiumWindover Archaeological Site: ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: Bill White, Public domain · Kia Center: 350z33 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Inter&Co Stadium: Porsche997SBS, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mims is unincorporated, so Brevard County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Mims.
Mims trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, is a second-home town and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
13 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Mims | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial Park | 0.6 mi | 11 |
| 2. Cuyler Park | 0.1 mi | 11 |
| 3. Holder Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Brevard school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 500 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Since 2022, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mims.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 482 in 2013 to 1,056.
Most working residents leave Mims for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Mims grew to 1,056 in 2023, 574 more than in 2013. 7.6% of workers work from home in Mims.
| Mims | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.6% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 51.9°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.5°.
Mims has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Mims is 52°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Mims | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,674 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mims’s, it is healthier than 56%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Mims beats the Florida average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 43% of Mims adults have high blood pressure.
| Mims | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Mims | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.4% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 13.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes are within reach (about $390K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 26 miles.
The typical Mims home is worth about $390,000, up 1.9% in a year, close to the Florida typical home. Mims’ median rent is $1,250 a month.
| Mims | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,250 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Mims; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Mims residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Unincorporated census-designated place in Florida, United States
Mims is a census-designated place (CDP) holding the single zip code 32754 located within Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,336 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Palm Bay—Melbourne—Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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One town shares a border with Mims.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mims | #306 | C+ | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Titusville | #381 | C | C+ | C | B+ | C+ |
Mims reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Mims with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mims grades C+ overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #306 of 634 in Florida. It grades C for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Dick Yelvington and Barry Layne.
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