Cape Canaveral, Florida

Cape Canaveral
Housing Market

City market report · Brevard County

Median sale price $330,500, down 1.0% year over year, with homes going under contract in about 85 days.

20 communities reporting91 sales analyzedRefreshed twice dailyMomentum Score 53
Live Market Pulse
53/100
Momentum
Balanced Market
Buyers are negotiating roughly 10% off asking. Recalculated every day from licensed MLS data · last refresh August 26, 2026 at 8:37 PM ET.
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Live · Cape Canaveral Housing Pulse Licensed FL MLS feeds + public records Analysis by Momentum Realty · $3.5B+ sold · 8,500+ transactions · Top 1% in Florida (RealTrends)
Price
$330K
Median sold · 12 moConfidence: Medium
down 1.0% vs the prior 12 months
-1.0%
1-yr price change
n = 91 recent sales
$202/sf
Sold $/sqft · 12 mo
Brevard County: $189 · -16.3% vs prior yr
90.2%
Sale vs ask
Brevard County: 95.3% · -0.5pp vs prior yr
$345K
Brevard County home value
Zillow ZHVI, monthly · -1.3% vs a year ago
Tempo
4.0mo
Supply
3 to 6 months is the balanced band
85days
Median DOM · closed
Brevard County: 51 days · +13.0 days vs prior yr
50%
Under contract
Brevard County: 32%
Market context
29%
Listings with price cuts
Brevard County · Zillow · +0.5pp vs prior month
4,412
County for-sale inventory
Zillow, monthly · -2.8% vs prior month
53/100
Momentum score
Balanced Market
20
Communities reporting
of 224 tracked in Cape Canaveral
Economy & people · county layer
$75,817
Median household income
U.S. Census ACS, county
620,533
County population
+7.6% since 2018
4.5×
Price to income
county home value vs median income
77%
Owner-occupied
U.S. Census ACS, county
$2,139/yr
Median property tax
county, ACS
Licensed FL MLSZillow ResearchU.S. Census ACSPublic records
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Today's Take · August 26, 2026
Jon Brooks
Jon Brooks
Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research
Housing Market Analyst

Inventory sits at 4.0 months of supply — balanced by the 3-to-6-month balanced benchmark, and 50% of listed homes are already under contract. Prices are down 1.0% versus the prior year, but sellers are still collecting 90.2% of asking. Taken together, the data points to a broadly balanced market where preparation decides who wins.

What It Means

Who has leverage right now

BUYER'S SELLER'S 53
Momentum Score
Buyer leverage47
Seller leverage53

Leverage scores are derived from the Momentum Score (supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend). Right now the data favors neither side decisively.

Momentum Outlook
  • Prices — balanced supply argues for a sideways market; condition and pricing decide individual outcomes.
  • Inventory — tightening over the tracked window; watch whether that holds through the season.
  • Negotiating power — buyers gain ground as 50% of inventory sits under contract.
  • Mortgage sensitivity — at 4.5× income, this market is moderately sensitive to rate moves; rate relief tends to show up in demand here quickly.

Derived from current Cape Canaveral data, not a prediction or guarantee. Markets move; talk to an agent before acting on any single reading.

Neighborhood Heat Map

Where Cape Canaveral is hot — and where it isn't

Each dot is a community (20 shown, sized by sales volume rank). Click any dot to open its full neighborhood guide.

Analysis

The read on Cape Canaveral

The median sale price across Cape Canaveral currently stands at $330,500, down 1.0% from a year ago. Buyers are paying a median of $202 per square foot. The typical home goes under contract in about 85 days. Sellers are capturing 90.2% of their original asking price on average.

At the current sales pace that works out to 4.0 months of supply — roughly balanced conditions by the standard six-month benchmark.

Cape Canaveral prices sit above the Brevard County median by roughly 4%. Zillow's home value index for Brevard County stands at $344,703. About 29% of listings county-wide have taken a price cut — a useful gauge of seller flexibility.

Weighing supply, demand, speed, pricing power, and trend together, the Momentum Score for Cape Canaveral is 53 of 100 — balanced market territory. This page recalculates every day as new MLS data lands, so the numbers above reflect the market as of August 26, 2026.

Trends & History

Cape Canaveral since 2012 — and where it’s heading

A median home here sold for $140,855 in 2012 and $312,180 over the last recorded year — 122% appreciation across 14 years of recorded sales.

Median sale price · 2012–2026 (2,577 recorded sales)

$136K$255K$374K$312K2012: $141K2013: $152K2014: $196K2015: $193K2016: $174K2017: $224K2018: $229K2019: $216K2020: $236K2021: $282K2022: $277K2023: $369K2024: $333K2025: $357K2026: $312K20122015201920232026

Days on market by year

11d53d95d85d2012: 94d2013: 59d2014: 59d2015: 60d2016: 41d2017: 59d2018: 39d2019: 58d2020: 56d2021: 29d2022: 13d2023: 26d2024: 52d2025: 72d2026: 85d20122015201920232026

Home value trend · Brevard County (Zillow ZHVI)

$345K$347K$349K$345KJul '25: $349KAug '25: $348KSep '25: $346KOct '25: $346KNov '25: $345KDec '25: $345KJan '26: $346KFeb '26: $346KMar '26: $347KApr '26: $346KMay '26: $346KJun '26: $345KJul '26: $345KJul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

For-sale inventory · county (Zillow)

4,3944,8355,2764,412Jul '25: 5,259Aug '25: 5,141Sep '25: 4,974Oct '25: 4,863Nov '25: 4,832Dec '25: 4,693Jan '26: 4,663Feb '26: 4,587Mar '26: 4,702Apr '26: 4,688May '26: 4,653Jun '26: 4,537Jul '26: 4,412Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26

Daily active vs pending · Brevard County (MLS)

1,3112,5313,751Jul 07 · Active: 3,703Aug 03 · Active: 3,593Aug 04 · Active: 3,570Aug 05 · Active: 3,544Aug 06 · Active: 3,545Aug 07 · Active: 3,604Aug 08 · Active: 3,619Aug 09 · Active: 3,633Aug 10 · Active: 3,628Aug 11 · Active: 3,594Aug 12 · Active: 3,591Aug 13 · Active: 3,601Aug 15 · Active: 3,621Aug 17 · Active: 3,593Aug 19 · Active: 3,592Aug 22 · Active: 3,625Aug 23 · Active: 3,624Jul 07Aug 10Aug 23ActivePending

Median price · daily recalculation

$330K$338K$346K$330KAug 06: $346KAug 08: $346KAug 09: $346KAug 10: $346KAug 11: $330KAug 12: $330KAug 13: $330KAug 15: $330KAug 17: $330KAug 18: $330KAug 19: $330KAug 20: $330KAug 21: $330KAug 22: $330KAug 23: $330KAug 24: $330KAug 26: $330KAug 06Aug 11Aug 17Aug 21Aug 26
Local Economics · county layer

What’s driving Cape Canaveral

Who’s moving here
+10,298 net residents/yr

Top inbound states: NY, CA, TX, GA. Movers arriving report ~$80,978 average income. Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration, 2022-2023

Insurance reality check
$2,348/yr avg premium

6,986 Citizens policies in force in Brevard County — the state-backed insurer of last resort. Budget insurance into any Brevard purchase before you fall in love with a house. Source: Citizens Property Insurance, Detail by County, April 2026

Building pipeline
4,624 units permitted +0% YoY

3,376 single-family · 1,248 multi-family · 7.5 per 1,000 residents. Future supply pressure starts here. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025

Momentum Research Desk

The calls we’re making from today’s data

Biggest move
Puerto Del Rio Condo ▼ 17%

The sharpest 1-yr median swing among tracked communities. Thin samples can exaggerate swings — verify with a comp analysis before treating it as trend.

What we’re telling clients today

Both sides have a case: buyers should negotiate on days-on-market, sellers should lean on the under-contract rate. Preparation, not the market, decides who wins a balanced tape.

Generated from today’s data by Momentum’s analysis engine and reviewed on a rolling basis by our broker team.

Compare Markets

How it stacks up across Brevard County

MarketMedianActiveScore
Cape Canaveral ← this page$330K53
Mims$450K1160Open →
Indialantic$610K852Open →
Community Movers

Neighborhoods on the move

Prices rising fastest
Puerto Del Rio CondoCape Canaveral$446K▲ -17%
Prices cooling fastest
Puerto Del Rio CondoCape Canaveral$446K▼ 17%
Selling fastest
Puerto Del Rio CondoCape Canaveral$446K73 days
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Plain Answers

The questions people actually ask

Should I buy a house in Cape Canaveral right now?

The data says conditions currently favor neither side decisively in Cape Canaveral — the Momentum Score reads 53/100 with 4.0 months of supply. For buyers that means preparation over hesitation: well-priced homes still move fast, but there is more room to negotiate than a year ago. The right timing always depends on your rate, your equity, and how long you plan to stay — not just the market.

Is Cape Canaveral becoming more affordable?

Yes, modestly — the median sale price in Cape Canaveral is $330,500, down 1.0% versus the prior year, while sellers still capture 90.2% of asking price. Softening prices plus normal-length marketing times mean affordability is improving at the margin, though financing costs matter more than list prices for most monthly payments.

Where are prices falling fastest in Cape Canaveral?

Among tracked communities with enough sales to measure, the sharpest 1-year median declines are Puerto Del Rio Condo (-17%). Note that community-level medians move on small sale counts — a few high- or low-end closings can swing them — so treat these as leads for a comp analysis, not verdicts.

Which Cape Canaveral neighborhoods are most competitive?

Measured by speed of sale, the fastest-moving tracked communities right now are Puerto Del Rio Condo (73 days) — homes there go under contract well ahead of the market-wide pace of 85 days.

How does Cape Canaveral compare to the rest of Brevard County?

Cape Canaveral's median of $330,500 runs 4% above the county-wide median of $318,000, and homes here take 85 days to go under contract versus 51 county-wide.

Questions

Cape Canaveral housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Cape Canaveral?

The median sale price in Cape Canaveral is currently $330,500, down 1.0% from a year ago, based on MLS sales data updated August 26, 2026.

Is Cape Canaveral a buyer's or seller's market right now?

The data currently is roughly balanced. Cape Canaveral scores 53 of 100 on the Momentum Score, with 4.0 months of housing supply. Conditions change; this page updates daily.

How long do homes take to sell in Cape Canaveral?

The typical home in Cape Canaveral goes under contract in about 85 days, per current MLS data.

Are home prices in Cape Canaveral rising or falling?

Median sale prices are down 1.0% year over year based on a rolling comparison of MLS sales.

Put this data to work

Momentum agents use this intelligence every day to price listings and write winning offers across Cape Canaveral. Talk through what the numbers mean for your move.

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Methodology & Accountability

Every number on this page is computed directly from licensed Florida MLS feeds, recorded public sales, Zillow Research, and U.S. Census data — nothing is manually adjusted or estimated by hand. Medians use recorded closed sales; supply figures use live listing counts refreshed twice daily; the Momentum Score methodology is summarized .

Analyst oversight: Jon Brooks — Co-Founder, Momentum Realty · CEO, Momentum Research · Housing Market Analyst · methodology reviewed quarterly · Last data refresh: August 26, 2026 at 8:37 PM ET

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Statistics on this page are computed automatically from licensed MLS feeds and public data sources (Zillow Research, U.S. Census Bureau) and summarized without manual review. Figures are estimates based on recent recorded activity, are deemed reliable but not guaranteed, and should be verified with a licensed agent before making decisions. This page does not constitute an appraisal or an automated valuation of any specific property. Momentum Realty is licensed in Florida and Georgia. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Selling in this ZIP? Weigh the numbers first: the Florida sell-now-or-wait scoreboard, why 201,552 Florida listings failed to sell in 12 months, and cash offer vs. listing, both numbers. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed.