Viera WestFL
In Florida, this town has 17,984 residents.
Is Viera West a good place to live?
Viera West’s strongest is incomes (A) — the median household earns $109K. The town’s overall grade, B−, puts it better than 52% of U.S. towns. It ranks 154th of 634 in Florida. Health is another plus: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 84% of the country. Where it falls short is cost of living (D): the typical home is worth about $547K, 7 years of the Palm Bay metro’s $78K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Its trail network density is 1.1 miles per square mile, where Florida’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest place to walk is Viera Regional Park, 119 acres with 1.9 miles of trail.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Viera West stand out
Where Viera West beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Viera West has grown 151% from 2010 to 2020
6,641 counted in 2010 and 16,688 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Viera West grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Viera West is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Windover Archaeological Site and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Viera West. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Ancient siteWindover Archaeological Site
20 mi MuseumKennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
37 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Bounce House
2 mi Zoo & aquariumBrevard Zoo
20 mi LandmarkSpace Mirror Memorial
20 mi MuseumUnited States Astronaut Hall of FamePhoto 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
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Moving to Viera West: who provides what
Viera West 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Viera West.
Viera West has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of Florida, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
Viera West has set aside 2.6% of its land for conservation
Across 11 parks and preserves: 11 miles of trail.
| Viera West | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Viera Regional Park | 1.9 mi | 119 |
| 2. Borrows West Park | 0.8 mi | 39 |
| 3. North Solerno Park | 0.7 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Viera West’s schools beat 74% of Florida districts
Three of its 9 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Its public schools are run by the Brevard school district. Public school enrollment in Viera West: 4,519 students across 5 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viera Charter SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 1,532 | A |
| Viera High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,334 | A− |
| Manatee Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 910 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
The biggest natural risk in Viera West is hurricanes, at a very high overall level
FEMA puts 68% of Viera West’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 26% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Viera West’s grade for health is an A−
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 9.1% of its 12,791 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide.
In Viera West, 14% of adults report frequent mental distress. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Viera West is ahead of Florida on 15 and behind on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 32% sleep under 7 hours, 9.9% smoke cigarettes.
| Viera West | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Viera West | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.9% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Viera West’s year
January nights average 52.2°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.2°.
Viera West’s midsummer high comes in at 90°F. It almost never snows.
| Viera West | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Viera West has 0.8 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here fell from 16,357 in 2013 to 5,497.
Just 6% of Viera West’s working residents have a job in town. Viera West: 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Jobs in the town fell by 10,860 from 2013 to 2023, to 5,497. The top destinations are Melbourne (18%), Palm Bay (9%) and Rockledge (6%).
| Viera West | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A home in Viera West sells for about $575K at the median
At 7 years of the Palm Bay metro’s $78K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 83% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $4,384, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Homes sold in Viera West spent a median 60 days on the market. In Viera West, the going rate for rent is $2,182 a month. Just over four in five households are owner-occupiers in the town.
| Viera West | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,182 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Viera West
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Viera West
About 4 of every 100 Viera West residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Viera West
CDP in Florida, {United States
Viera West is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 16,688 at the 2020 census, up from 6,641 at the 2010 census. It forms a part of the larger unincorporated community of Viera and is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 9.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 25 ft
- Area code
- 321
Viera West’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Viera West.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viera West | #154 | B− | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Viera East | #78 | B | C− | — | B+ | A− |
Viera West and Viera East report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Viera West with a neighbor →
Questions about Viera West
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Viera West, FL a good place to live?
Viera West grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #154 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Viera West, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $547,000, 46% 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 D.