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Viera EastFL

A town of 12,570.

Is Viera East a good place to live?

For most people who can afford it, yes. Viera East grades B overall, 78th of 634 graded towns in Florida. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 83% of the country. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $397K, 5.1 years of the Palm Bay metro’s $78K median household income. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Viera East, where Florida’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top.

What makes Viera East stand out

Where Viera East beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Viera East for work

Where Viera East’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Melbourne Melbourne 13% 9% → Rockledge Rockledge 9% 7% → Palm Bay Palm Bay 7% 5% → Orlando Orlando 5% 3% → Viera West Viera West 3% 3% → Cocoa Cocoa 3% Viera East · 3% stay
3,118jobs based in Viera East
3%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Viera East grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Viera East is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Windover Archaeological Site and 21 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Viera East. Close and well known come first.

All 69 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Windover Archaeological Site: ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: Bill White, Public domain · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Brevard Zoo: Rusty Clark from merritt usland FLA, CC BY 2.0 · Space Mirror Memorial: Seth Buckley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Astronaut Hall of Fame: Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden, CC BY 2.0

Getting set up

Moving to Viera East: who provides what

Viera East is unincorporated, so Brevard County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerFPL14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Cocoa water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBrevard CountyBrevard County provides services here
SchoolsBrevard County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBrevard Supervisor of ElectionsBrevard County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP codes32940, 3295532940 57% · 32955 43%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Viera East.

Viera East has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of Florida.

OutdoorsC+

0.4% of Viera East is conserved land

9.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Viera East’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile.

#33for trails in FL
Viera EastFlorida townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile1.8 miles per square mile0.40.4
Conserved land0.4%3%4.3%
0.4%
conserved · 14 of 3,302 acres
9.1 mi
of trails · 1.8 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Suseda Park—15
2. Bayhill Park—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

SchoolsB+

Viera East’s schools rank ahead of 74% of Florida districts

Its public schools are run by the Brevard school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.

74%of FL districts it outscoresB+School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Ralph M Williams Junior Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6Grades PK–6436A−
Devereux HospitalLargest public high schoolGrades K–12Grades K–1266D−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

Viera East faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes

Since 2008, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Viera East.

89risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
89Very high riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland flooding
18
paid flood claims since 2008

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthA−

Viera East earns an A− for health

Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 8.6% of its 9,626 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide.

13% of Viera East adults report frequent mental distress. Viera East beats the Florida average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 31% of Viera East adults sleep under 7 hours.

83%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
Viera EastFlorida townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%16%17%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%37%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)9%13%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)17%18%23%
31 measures vs. Florida
17 better12 too close to call2 worse
What stands outViera EastFL
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.6%16.8%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.4%13.9%
More adults who have had cancer13%9.1%
Viera Hospital
6.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
84th
percentile among FL towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+

Viera East has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Viera East for work: only 3% work in town. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Viera East. Jobs based in Viera East grew to 3,118 in 2023, 486 more than in 2013.

3%work in town
Viera EastFlorida townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line3.5%11%9.6%
Work from home19%14%11%
Median household income$92,000$73,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town2.7%5%8%

Where working residents work

In Viera East3%
Melbourne13%
Rockledge9%
Palm Bay7%
Orlando5%
17 mi
median commute distance
3,118
jobs based in Viera East
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Viera East

January nights average 52.5°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90°.

Viera East has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Viera East is 53°F. Snow is almost unheard of.

90°summer high
Viera EastFlorida townsU.S. towns
January low53°F51°F22°F
July high90°F91°F85°F

Typical low → high °F

Winter54–73°
Spring64–81°
Summer74–89°
Fall69–83°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

$425Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
BalancedA balanced marketBuyer’sSeller’s
67
days on market
97.8%
sale-to-list price
14
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Viera East

16pages on Viera East
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Viera East

About Viera East

CDP in Florida, United States

Viera East is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,687 at the 2020 census, up from 10,757 at the 2010 census. It forms a part of the larger unincorporated community of Viera and is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan, Florida Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
5.1 sq mi
Elevation
25 ft
Area code
321

Viera East’s neighbors

2 towns share a border with Viera East.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownFL rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Viera East#78BC−—B+A−
Rockledge#181B−C−—B+B+
Viera West#154B−D—B+A−

Viera East, Rockledge and Viera West report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Viera East with a neighbor →

Questions about Viera East

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Viera East, FL a good place to live?

For most people who can afford it, yes. Viera East grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #78 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.

Is Viera East, FL expensive?

Yes. The typical home is worth about $397,000, 6% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.