Brevard County, Florida Eviction Risk: Very Low

Brevard County carries an average eviction-risk score of 2.3/10 (Very Low) across its 31 cities, placing it 16th of 67 counties in Florida. That rank means 15 Florida counties score higher risk, while 51 are less risky, putting Brevard squarely in the higher-risk third of the state. For landlords working a 543,000-person market with an average rent of $1,583 and a rent burden averaging 34.9%, that positioning deserves a clear-eyed read: the county aggregate looks manageable, but the range from 1.7 to 2.7 across individual cities tells a more complicated story.

A renter share of 24.9% and a poverty rate of 10.6% are relatively contained figures for a Florida coastal county, and they partly explain why Brevard stays in the Low tier. Still, nearly a quarter of households rent, payment stress is real at current income levels, and landlords who plan operations around the county average alone will underestimate what they face in specific neighborhoods and corridors.

The cities inside Brevard County

The highest-risk address in the county is Cocoa Beach at 2.7/10, followed immediately by Cocoa at 2.3/10, a city of roughly 19,554 people. Tropical Park scores 2.3/10 and Cape Canaveral 2/10. Palm Bay, the county's largest city at 130,132 residents, Melbourne at 86,576, and Titusville at 49,385 all score 2.4/10, clustering at the same elevated level. Landlords targeting the Space Coast's bigger population centers should treat these scores as their floor assumption, not a reassuring ceiling.

The lowest-risk pockets are a meaningful contrast. Port St. John scores 2.2/10, while Merritt Island, Rockledge, and West Melbourne each sit at 2.2/10. The spread from 2 to 3.9 across the county's 31 cities is wide enough that asset selection and submarket awareness matter far more than the headline county number. Risk in Brevard County is genuinely hyper-local.

State-level laws that apply here

All residential landlord-tenant disputes in Brevard County fall under Fla. Stat. § 83 Part II (Residential Tenancies). Florida gives landlords some of the shorter statutory notice windows in the country: 3 days for non-payment of rent (Fla. Stat. § 83.56(3)), 7 days for material lease violations whether curable or non-curable (Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)), and 15 days for a month-to-month tenancy at end of term (Fla. Stat. § 83.57(3)). For unauthorized occupants with no rental agreement, HB-621 (2024) under Fla. Stat. § 82.036 allows removal without a notice period. Florida does not require just cause for non-renewal and, under FL Stat. § 125.0103, state law preempts any local rent-control ordinance outside a declared housing emergency, so Brevard County landlords face no local rent caps. Understanding the full Florida eviction process is essential before serving any notice, because procedural missteps restart the clock. Uncontested cases typically resolve in 20 to 30 days; contested cases can run 45 to 110 days. On the cost side, the Florida eviction costs picture includes court filing fees of $185 to $400, sheriff lockout fees of $90 to $175, and attorney fees typically ranging from $750 to $3,500 depending on complexity and whether the case is contested.

With a county poverty rate of 10.6% and roughly one in four households renting, Brevard County's aggregate Low score reflects real but contained systemic pressure; review the city grid above to identify where that pressure is concentrated before committing capital to a specific submarket.