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Roseland vs Micco

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

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Roseland, FLA regional job hubFlorida · 2,142 people
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Micco, FLHomes around $207KFlorida · 8,896 people
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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.

RoselandA regional job hub
Work1,352 jobsbased in Roseland, a regional job hub All about Roseland →
MiccoHomes around $207K
Housing$207K typical home45% below the FL typical home Health60% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#168 most trails in FL6.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Micco →
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.

Jobs per worker5.9×
Roseland is more of a job hub
Roseland 2.54Micco 0.43
Home values+91%
Homes cost more in Roseland
Roseland $330,500Micco $172,600
Age 65++26.6 pts
Micco has more people 65 and up
Micco 61.4%Roseland 34.8%
Size4.2×
Micco is the bigger place
Micco 8,896Roseland 2,142
Work from home+11.1 pts
More people work from home in Micco
Micco 13.1%Roseland 2%
Typical home built13 yrs
Roseland’s homes are older
Micco 1987Roseland 1974
★ 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.

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

Health
BRoselandHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns C+MiccoHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns
Where they are

Roseland and Micco share a border

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

RoselandMiccoRoselandMicco
Roseland ↔ Micco2.0 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
RoselandMicco
Snow a year0″0″
January low54°F54°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th93rd
Outdoors & history
RoselandMicco
Trails—7 mi
Conserved land—3.8%
National Register places1—
Archive photos27
Community
RoselandMicco
Library hours a week—39 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.

RoselandMicco
People
Population 2,142Lowest 8,896Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.1%Highest FL: +14.6% +5.8%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 59.2±8.8Lowest 39% above FL 68.2±1.4Highest 60% 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 7%±3.2Highest FL: 19.5% 4.8%±1.6Lowest 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+ 34.8%±1.3Lowest FL: 21.3% 61.4%±4.1Highest FL: 21.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.7%Lowest FL: 34.1% 16.9%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±3.9Highest FL: 6.1% 0.8%±0.5Lowest 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 $63,929±$33kHighest 14% below FL $45,794±$4kLowest 39% 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 $330,500±$89kHighest 8% below FL $172,600±$12kLowest 52% below FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,430±$155 14% below FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,648Lowest 40% below FL $1,725Highest 37% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest FL: 60.1% 69.8%±38.7Highest 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 7.2%Lowest FL: 12.6% 11.7%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.2%Lowest FL: 67.6% 91.9%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 14 yrs older than FL 1987Highest 1 yr older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 23% below FL 24 minHighest 13% below FL
Work from home 2%±3.1Lowest FL: 15.7% 13.1%±4.4Highest FL: 15.7%
Work in townworking residents 3%Lowest 6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 35.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.54Highest 0.43Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sebastian (12%)Melbourne (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Micco2% work in Roseland
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.7%Lowest 3.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 6.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 42.2Lowest 47.7Highest
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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