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Micco vs Roseland

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.9× in Roseland) and home values (+91% in Roseland).

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Micco, FLHomes around $207KFlorida · 8,896 people
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Roseland, FLA regional job hubFlorida · 2,142 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Roseland

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.

Micco$1,260/mo
Typical home $207K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $1,430/mo · Housing →
Roseland$1,870/mo
Typical home $331K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Roseland and Micco.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Where they are

Micco and Roseland share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

MiccoRoselandMiccoRoseland
Micco ↔ Roseland2.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
49 Micco residents work in Roseland (1.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Micco →
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
MiccoRoseland
Snow a year0″0″
January low54°F54°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)93rd96th
Outdoors & history
MiccoRoseland
Trails7 mi—
Conserved land3.8%—
National Register places—1
Archive photos72
Community
MiccoRoseland
Library hours a week39 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

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.

MiccoRoseland
People
Population 8,896Highest 2,142Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.8%Lowest FL: +14.6% +8.1%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 68.2±1.4Highest 60% above FL 59.2±8.8Lowest 39% above FL
Micco and Roseland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 4.8%±1.6Lowest FL: 19.5% 7%±3.2Highest FL: 19.5%
Roseland and Micco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 61.4%±4.1Highest FL: 21.3% 34.8%±1.3Lowest FL: 21.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Highest FL: 34.1% 12.7%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±0.5Lowest FL: 6.1% 2.2%±3.9Highest FL: 6.1%
Roseland and Micco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $45,794±$4kLowest 39% below FL $63,929±$33kHighest 14% below FL
Roseland and Micco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $172,600±$12kLowest 52% below FL $330,500±$89kHighest 8% below FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,430±$155 14% below FL —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,725Highest 37% below FL $1,648Lowest 40% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.8%±38.7Highest FL: 60.1% 0%±100Lowest FL: 60.1%
Micco and Roseland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.7%Highest FL: 12.6% 7.2%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Highest FL: 67.6% 91.2%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 1 yr older than FL 1974Lowest 14 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 13% below FL 22 minLowest 23% below FL
Work from home 13.1%±4.4Highest FL: 15.7% 2%±3.1Lowest FL: 15.7%
Work in townworking residents 6%Highest 3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Lowest 2.54Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Melbourne (8%)Sebastian (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in RoselandFew work in Micco
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.8%Highest 3.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.7Highest 42.2Lowest
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.

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