Melbourne (FL)

United States β€’ North America

Primary City: Melbourne (FL)

Primary State/Province: Florida

Primary Language: English

Population: 658K

GDP: $40B β€’ GDP per capita: $60,128

#687

Global Rank

2.9

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


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Melbourne (FL) metro area

28.08, -80.61
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Top Companies

#CompanyValuationType
1L3Harris Technologies$57BPublic

Total Market Cap: $57B across 1 companies

Source data as of June 7, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster (1986)

Cape Canaveral β€’ Historical Event

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1244

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne (FL), United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Melbourne Orlando International Airport

Melbourne (FL) β€’ 5 - Small

Military Base2 entries

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Cape Canaveral β€’ Space Port

Kennedy Space Center

Merritt Island β€’ Space Port

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