Best Places32905, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 32905, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
32905 ranks 17,051st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 32905
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
32905's strengths and weaknesses
Where 32905 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 32905 ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Household income$61,264 median, better than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 32905
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 32905 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,264, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 32905's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 32905
32905 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 32905.
Who works in 32905, and how
Work in 32905 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 32905
32905 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of zip codes. The coast is about 11 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 32905 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 32905, month by month
32905 sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 62° | 51° |
| April | 84° | 74° | 64° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 86° | 78° | 70° |
Flying in and out of 32905
The nearest airport, Melbourne Orlando International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Orlando International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around 32905
Schools across 32905 average an A−, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Freedom 7 Elementary School Of International StudiesA+ · 88% proficient
- W. Melbourne Elementary School For ScienceA+ · 85% proficient
- Riviera Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stone Magnet Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- West Shore Junior/senior High SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 32905 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
32905 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 32905 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 32905 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 32905
Is 32905 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 32905 ranks 17,051st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and good schools, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 32905 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,810. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $61,264 median income, cost of living beats 28% of zip codes.
Is 32905 safe?
32905 is safer than 52% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 32905?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 74 with lows near 51. That works out to about 123 pleasant days a year, more than 77% of zip codes.
Is 32905 good for families?
Schools beat 95% of zip codes, crime safety beats 52%, and childcare runs $839 a month.
Compare 32905 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 32905. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 32905 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
32905 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 32905: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 32905: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 32905: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 32905: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
32905 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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