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Titusville is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, 381st of 634 graded towns in Florida, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 74% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in safety: its crime rate is higher than 69% of U.S. towns, with 260 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. A typical home there costs about $272K, 3.5 years of the Palm Bay metro’s $78K median household income. Titusville’s January low is 52°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Titusville has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church and Launch Complex 39-Pad B. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top.
Where Titusville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial Estates Elementary School | PK–6 | 604 |
| Apollo Elementary School | PK–6 | 596 |
| Sculptor Charter School | K–8 | 558 |
St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church43,761 counted in 2010 and 48,789 in 2020; an estimated 49,800 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Titusville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 746 in 1890, 48,789 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 4 maps from 1949 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Titusville. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Ancient siteWindover Archaeological Site
Big draw40 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
9 mi MuseumKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
34 mi Stadium & arenaKia CenterWindover Archaeological Site: ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Universal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Universal Epic Universe: Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Titusville, and how to reach them.
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 Titusville.
Titusville has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Florida rate.
23 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Enchanted Forest Sanctuary, 486 acres with 4.3 miles of trail. Titusville’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Titusville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chain of Lakes Park | 5 mi | 212 |
| 2. Enchanted Forest Sanctuary | 4.3 mi | 486 |
| 3. Sand Point Park | 1.3 mi | 32 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Brevard school district. Three of its 16 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Estates Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 604 | B− |
| Titusville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,275 | C+ |
| South Lake ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 469 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Since 1982, 59 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Titusville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in 5 of Titusville’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Titusville is 24 minutes. The top destinations are Palm Bay (6%), Orlando (4%) and Melbourne (4%).
| Titusville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 11% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Titusville home is worth about $272,000, about the same as a year ago, 28% below the Florida typical home.
| Titusville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,334 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 72% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Violent crime runs at 5.2 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Florida rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its C. Reported crimes rose from 548 to 801 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Titusville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less.
| Titusville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.8 per 1,000 residents | 12.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 52.4°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.3°.
Titusville has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Titusville beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 40% of Titusville adults have high blood pressure.
| Titusville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Titusville | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.8% | 15.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Florida average. 23% of residents are 65 or older in Titusville. Titusville has grown 2% since 2020, to 49,800 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Titusville | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 31% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.4 points). Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Titusville | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.6% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.9% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.2% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.2% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
None within 15 miles of Titusville; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Titusville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
8 places in Titusville on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 notable people were born in Titusville.
City in Florida, United States
Titusville is a city in and the county seat of Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 48,789, up from 43,761 at the 2010 census. Titusville is located along the Indian River, west of Merritt Island and Kennedy Space Center, and south-southwest of Canaveral National Seashore. It is a principal city of the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida metropolitan statistical area. A secondary, de facto county seat was established beginning in 1989, at Viera, Florida, in the geographic center of the county, to better serve the more populous southern portion of the county.
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One town shares a border with Titusville.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titusville | #381 | C | C+ | C | B+ | C+ |
| Mims | #306 | C+ | B+ | — | B+ | C |
Mims reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Titusville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Titusville grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #381 of 634 in Florida. It grades C+ for health, C for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
18 notable people were born here, including Bart Gunn and Scott Rigell.
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