A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Lighthouse Point$4,610/mo

Typical home $774K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,880/mo · Housing →

Cocoa Beach$2,640/mo

Typical home $454K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,569/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,970 a month, about $23,600 a year, between Lighthouse Point and Cocoa Beach.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Lighthouse Point places higher on 10 of 19 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

BLighthouse PointSafer than 56% of U.S. towns –Cocoa BeachNot graded

Schools

C+Lighthouse PointBetter than 38% of districts in the state B+Cocoa BeachBetter than 67% of districts in the state

Health

ALighthouse PointHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns A−Cocoa BeachHealthier than 77% of U.S. towns

10Lighthouse Point

7Cocoa Beach

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 635 towns #83#579 Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #415#52 Most remote workersWork · 598 towns #368#66 Lowest obesityHealth · 633 towns #30#244 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 635 towns #227#393 Cheapest rentCost of living · 626 towns #447#289 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #385#227 Lowest property taxCost of living · 626 towns #589#468

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Lighthouse Point’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

Lighthouse PointCocoa Beach

Snow a year0″0″

January low60°F 51°F

July high91°F 91°F

Growing season (days)365d 359d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th 84th

Outdoors & history

Lighthouse PointCocoa Beach

Trails0 mi 10 mi

Conserved land1.3%17.7%

Settled1947 1925

National Register places1 —

Community

Lighthouse PointCocoa Beach

Library hours a week40 hrs 56 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

146 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lighthouse PointFL Cocoa BeachFL

Lighthouse Point ↔ Cocoa Beach146 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Florida average

Lighthouse PointCocoa Beach

People

Population 10,600Lowest 11,377Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.4%Highest FL: +14.6% +1.1%Lowest FL: +14.6%

Median age 56.3±2.3Lowest 32% above FL 59.2±2.2Highest 39% above FL

Cocoa Beach and Lighthouse Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 13.6%±2.7Highest FL: 19.5% 9.2%±1.9Lowest FL: 19.5%

Lighthouse Point and Cocoa Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 29.3%±4.4Lowest FL: 21.3% 36.3%±3.7Highest FL: 21.3%

Cocoa Beach and Lighthouse Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51.8%Highest FL: 34.1% 49.7%Lowest FL: 34.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.6Lowest FL: 6.1% 4.8%±2.2Highest FL: 6.1%

Cocoa Beach and Lighthouse Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $92,135±$10kHighest 24% above FL $87,990±$10kLowest 18% above FL

Lighthouse Point and Cocoa Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $688,400±$63kHighest 92% above FL $503,200±$41kLowest 40% above FL

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,880±$230Highest 13% above FL $1,569±$240Lowest 6% below FL

Lighthouse Point and Cocoa Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $5,844Highest 114% above FL $3,481Lowest 28% above FL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58%±17.6Highest FL: 60.1% 56.2%±7.7Lowest FL: 60.1%

Lighthouse Point and Cocoa Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 6.8%Lowest FL: 12.6% 9.6%Highest FL: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 77.3%Lowest FL: 67.6% 78.8%Highest FL: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 21 yrs older than FL 1975Highest 13 yrs older than FL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest about the FL average 26 minLowest 9% below FL

Work from home 11.7%±3.3Lowest FL: 15.7% 24.8%±5.3Highest FL: 15.7%

Work in townworking residents 6.3%Lowest 17.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miLowest 16.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.62Lowest 1.66Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Pompano Beach (12%)Melbourne (6%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cocoa BeachFew work in Lighthouse Point

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 17.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 9.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 5Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 140Highest 23.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#40 of 488 in FL

School district —BREVARD

High school in town —Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 19.8

Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Lighthouse Point vs Cocoa Beach

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,970 more a month in Lighthouse Point

Lighthouse Point places higher on 10 of 19 FL lists

What daily life feels like in each

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