Photo: USAF · Public domainEven on the area’s higher pay, Patrick AFB costs more to live in than almost every U.S. town
Zillow and Redfin don’t publish market figures for Patrick AFB, so this page shows what the Census and federal housing data say about its homes.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area ($78K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade measures what housing costs against what households in the area earn. Patrick AFB’s area earns well above the typical U.S. town ($78K against $74K), but homes, rent and taxes here run higher still.
In dollars
- $2,350a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 100prices across the Palm Bay metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 112)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 33%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 58%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Florida: 60%Census 2020–24
What kind of housing town is Patrick AFB?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind Patrick AFB’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Patrick AFB is more affordable than 0% of U.S. towns. The four inputs sit close together, so no single cost explains the grade.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,350
Renters already here pay a median of $2,190.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
The rest of a budget near Patrick AFB
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area, or Florida. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 100 | FL 103 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 96 | FL 98 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 88 | FL 90 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 99 | FL 101 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Patrick AFB vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Patrick AFB. South Patrick Shores has no Zillow value, so it is in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick AFB | D− | — | — | — | $2,350 |
| South Patrick Shores | D | — | $444K | 0.68% | $2,070 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Patrick AFB
Is Patrick AFB expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Patrick AFB costs more than 100% of U.S. towns: a D− for cost of living.
How much is rent in Patrick AFB?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $2,350 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $2,190 (Census 2020–24).
Neighbors talk housing
What Patrick AFB buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.