In Merritt Island there are a lot of restaurants and parks. No condos no heavy tourist traffic. My Site Lighthouse Books Beach Activities Lighthouse The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Merritt Island area is 73 100best. . April November and March are the most pleasant months in the 32953 zip code while August and July are the least comfortable months. It is a safe area but if you want to see some sightseeing it is better to go to some of the nearby towns like Titusville for the Kennedy Space Center or Cocoa for the infamous Cocao village. People who live in Merritt Island generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest. Amenities cost of living crime rates education employment housing and weather. Your chance of being a victim of crime in Merritt Island may be as high as 1 in 22 in the central neighborhoods or as low as 1 in 69 in the east part of the city. Merritt Island has a livability score of...