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Apartment turnover cost in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

A typical 2-bedroom apartment turnover in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville runs about $1,106–$3,593 (expected $1,877). That is close to the national figure of $1,960 (-4%).

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Expected, typical 2 bedroom$1,877
Likely range$1,106 to $3,593
$1,106$3,593
Same scenario, nationally
$1,960
Florida median
$1,863
Data
BLS OEWS May 2025

What a turnover costs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, by unit size

Expected cost of a make-ready turn for five common unit types, under three move-out conditions. The typical column also shows the likely range.

UnitLightTypicalHeavy
Studio1 bath$756$1,336$744 to $2,680$3,703
1 bedroom1 bath$756$1,550$898 to $3,049$4,775
2 bedroom1 bath$805$1,877$1,106 to $3,593$5,989
3 bedroom2 bath$904$2,337$1,396 to $4,405$7,486
3 bedroom house2 bath$949$2,659$1,624 to $4,999$8,712
  • LightMove-out in good shape: a few nail holes and scuffs, a dirty range and refrigerator, one bent blind.
  • TypicalA full repaint, spot-treated carpet stains, a hole in an interior door, bent blinds, torn screens, dirty grout, range and refrigerator.
  • HeavyPet-damaged carpet replaced, many wall holes and a full repaint, heavy-soil cleaning, odor treatment, a trash-out, a replaced door, missing keys and damaged cabinet doors (plus yard debris for the house).

Every scenario also carries the standard turn baseline: cleaning by bedroom and bathroom, HVAC filter, alarm test, bulbs, rekeying the exterior locks, a pest inspection and the final punch walk. Standard profile, property-manager vendor pricing, built in 2005, typical unit sizes assumed.

Local labor by trade

Labor is mixed in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville: 8 trades cost less than the national median and 1 cost more. The widest gap is window glass, 27% below the national median. 2 more are within 1% of national. 2 of the 13 trade groups have no published figure for this area and are priced at the national median.

Cheaper than national

  1. Window glass27% below
  2. Cleaning11% below
  3. Electrical8% below

Pricier than national

  1. Locksmith8% above

Index is the local median hourly wage divided by the national median for the same occupations. Only the labor share of each price is scaled; materials are not.

TradeIndexVersus national median
Locksmithrekeying and keys1.088% above
Pest controlinspection and treatment1.00same as national
Paintingrepaints and touch-up0.991% below
HVACservice visits0.946% below
Hauling and trash-outtrash-out and bulky items0.946% below
Plumbinglicensed plumbing work0.946% below
Yard and landscapingmowing and yard cleanup0.937% below
Electricallicensed electrical work0.928% below
Handyman and maintenancesmall repairs, blinds, alarms, final walk0.928% below
Cleaningturn cleans and carpet cleaning0.8911% below
Drywalldrywall visit charges0.8317% below *
Window glassglass replacement0.7327% below
Appliance repairappliance repair and install1.00No BLS figure; national median used
Flooringcarpet and plank installation1.00No BLS figure; national median used

* Does not scale any task price. It only sets the visit minimum, so it is left out of the comparisons above.

Unit prices for common make-ready tasks in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville

What one unit of each task costs here, before any vendor visit minimum. Materials are included.

TaskLowExpectedHigh
Repaint all wallsper floor sq ft$0.55$0.84$1.39
Carpet replacement with padper sq ft$2.25$3.25$5.00
Standard turn clean, kitchen and living areasper unit$49.25$71.64$107.46
Rekey a lock cylinderper cylinder$16.20$27.00$48.60
Trash-out and haul-awayper cu yd$28.20$37.60$56.40
Drywall patch, doorknob-size holeeach$55.20$101.20$184.00
Replace window blindseach$16.32$34.56$91.20
Replace a smoke alarmeach$21.00$34.70$81.70
Replace an HVAC filtereach$9.02$17.76$38.41

How Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville compares

It ranks 8th of 24 areas in Florida by cost (1 is the most expensive). A typical 2-bedroom turn there ranges from $1,741 in Homosassa Springs to $1,932 in Naples-Marco Island, with a median of $1,863. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 1% above it. Nationally the same scenario comes to $1,960.

AreaTypical 2 bedroomVersus national
Naples-Marco Island$1,932-1%
2 more areas not shown
Jacksonville$1,895-3%
South Floridanonmetropolitan area$1,887-4%
Gainesville$1,879-4%
Port St. Lucie$1,878-4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville$1,877-4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers$1,872-4%
Wildwood-The Villages$1,872-4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin$1,871-5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater$1,866-5%
11 more areas not shown
Homosassa Springs$1,741-11%
National figure$1,960baseline

Typical 2-bedroom turn, expected cost. Areas are ordered from most to least expensive within the state.

Notes for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville

  • Older buildings. Rental units built before 1978 need lead-safe work practices when paint is disturbed (EPA RRP). For the typical 2-bedroom scenario that adds about $1,089 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, taking the expected total from $1,877 to $2,966. Enter the year built in the estimator to include it.
  • Trades priced at the national median. BLS suppressed or did not publish wages here for appliance repair and flooring. Tasks in those trades use national prices, so they will not reflect Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville conditions.
  • ZIP codes. The estimator maps ZIP prefixes 329xx to this area. ZIP lookup works at the 3-digit level, so a ZIP at the edge of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville may be priced at a neighbouring area.
  • Price level. Figures assume a property manager buying turns from local vendors (the estimator's default). A one-off owner hiring a single contractor typically pays more; a portfolio contract pays less.

Method and data

Every figure was computed by the same engine behind the free estimator and the API (ruleset pt-2026.10.3). National unit prices from published cost guides and bids are scaled by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics wage index for the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area (OEWS May 2025). These are estimate ranges for budgeting, not quotes (read the disclaimer). How the estimate works.

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