5145 Melody St, Cocoa
Brevard County Real Estate - Sharpes
Sharpes is in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 3,411. Sharpes is approximately 38 miles from Orlando (population 238,300) and around 29 miles from Palm Bay (population 103,190).
The median age for residents of Sharpes is 47.3. Around 23.9% of Sharpes households include school aged children and 34.2% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 91.9% of the Sharpes population are White, 3.3% are Black or African American, .9% American Indian, .5% Asian and 2.2% are Two or more Races.
There are 1,728 housing units in Sharpes. 257 (14.8%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 428 residential rental units in Sharpes. 369 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 12.4%.
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Brevard County
Brevard County is located in the East Central Florida region, along with Orange, Volusia, Sumter, Seminole, Lake, and Osceola counties. There are many incorporated municipalities in Brevard. Cities include Cape Canaveral, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite Beach, Titusville, and West Melbourne. The towns in Brevard are Grant-Valkaria, Indiatlantic, Malabar, Melbourne Beach, Melbourne Village, and Palm Shores. Brevard?s population is well over half a million.
Top industries for Brevard County include technology, tourism, agriculture, and other service businesses. Top public sector employers for Brevard County are the Brevard County School Board, Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, NASA, and US Department of Defense. Private sector employers include Harris Corporation, Health First, Inc., United Space Alliance, Wuesthoff Health System, and Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Kennedy Space Center is located on Merritt Island in Brevard County and provides many jobs for the area, as well as acting as a popular tourist destination. It is from this activity that Brevard takes its nickname, the Space Coast. Nicknamed "Space City USA", the city of Titusville is across the water from KSC. The city?s population is highly-educated. The city is a popular destination for visitors wishing to see spacecraft launches.
Other tourist attractions in Brevard County include Port Canaveral, one of the busiest cruise ports in the world, the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Cocoa Beach. Port Canaveral is serviced by Disney Cruise Lines, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean. Not just a tourist destination, the port is within a foreign trade zone.
In 2010 and 2011, the Brookings Institution reported that Brevard ranked in the bottom fifth of the nation's top metro areas, based on unemployment, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosed properties. In 2011, the county was rated the 6th worst in the nation for foreclosures. RealtyTrac rated Brevard as the best county in the United States for buyers in 2013 because of the low prices.
Neighboring Properties
| Address | Type | Sq Ft | Class | |
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| 5155 Melody St | Single Family | 1,364 | B |
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| 5135 Melody St | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 5140 Andover St | Single Family | 1,184 | B |
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| 5130 Andover St | Single Family | 1,640 | B |
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| 5150 Andover St | Single Family | 1,352 | B |
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| 5165 Melody St | Single Family | 1,519 | B |
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| 5125 Melody St | Single Family | 1,607 | B |
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| 5140 Melody St | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 5150 Melody St | Single Family | 1,453 | B |
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| 5120 Andover St | Single Family | 1,843 | B |
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| 5160 Andover St | Single Family | 1,074 | B |
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| 5130 Melody St | Single Family | 1,080 | B |
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| 5160 Melody St | Single Family | 1,224 | B |
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| 5175 Melody St | Single Family | 1,345 | B |
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| 7270 Durban Ave | Single Family | 1,404 | B |
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| 5170 Melody St | Single Family | 1,594 | B |
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| 5170 Andover St | Single Family | 1,644 | B |
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| 5145 Andover St | Single Family | 1,248 | B |
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| 5145 Everett St | Single Family | 1,542 | B |
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| 5155 Everett St | Single Family | 2,083 | B |
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| 7200 Durban Ave | Single Family | 1,276 | B |
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| 5135 Everett St | Single Family | 1,555 | B |
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| 5155 Andover St | Single Family | 1,433 | B |
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| 5165 Everett St | Single Family | 1,080 | B |
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| 7235 Durban Ave | Single Family | 1,200 | B |
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| 7229 Durban Ave | Single Family | 1,244 | B |
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| 5180 Melody St | Single Family | 1,568 | B |
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| 7255 Durban Ave | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 7225 Durban Ave | Single Family | 1,371 | B |
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| 5165 Andover St | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 7280 Durban Ave | Single Family | 1,107 | B |
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| 5175 Everett St | Single Family | 1,628 | B |
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| 7265 Durban Ave | Single Family | 1,100 | C |
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| 7215 Durban Ave | Single Family | 1,210 | B |
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| 5175 Andover St | Single Family | 1,072 | B |
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| 5190 Andover St | Single Family | 2,238 | B |
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| 5185 Everett St | Single Family | 1,092 | B |
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| 5140 Frisco St | Single Family | 1,408 | B |
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| 5130 Frisco St | Single Family | 1,332 | B |
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| 5150 Frisco St | Single Family Residence | 1,100 | B |
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| 7205 Durban Ave | Single Family | 1,522 | B |
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| 7275 Durban Ave | Single Family | 1,530 | B |
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| 7240 Export Ave | Single Family | 1,085 | B |
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| 5160 Frisco St | Single Family | 1,100 | B |
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| 5185 Andover St | Single Family | 1,679 | B |
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| 7250 Export Ave | Single Family | 1,320 | B |
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Nearest MLS Listings
Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location
| Address | Miles | Sq Ft | Price | |
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| 7404 Glenwood Rd | .4 | 0 | $90,000 | |
| 7412 Glenwood Rd | .4 | 0 | $90,000 | |
| 6880 Hundred Acre Dr | .83 | 2,236 | $529,900 |
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| 4260 Piedras St | 1.47 | 1,010 | $280,000 |
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| 3880 Curtis Blvd | 1.56 | 255 | $249,000 |
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| 3820 Curtis Blvd | 1.65 | 0 | $499,999 | |
| 6305 Banyan St | 1.65 | 1,234 | $392,000 |
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| 6425 Wien Ln | 1.72 | 0 | $29,000 | |
| 936 Tope St | 1.76 | 1,176 | $299,999 |
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| 7580 Highway 1 S | 1.77 | 2,207 | $329,900 |
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| 6088 Ajax Ct | 1.87 | 1,382 | $349,500 |
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| 7360 Highway 1 N | 2.03 | 1,186 | $315,000 |
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| 720 West Ave | 2.46 | 15,688 | $99,999 |
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| 332 Spring St | 2.85 | 0 | $175,000 | |
| 330 Iris St | 3.02 | 1,150 | $91,000 |
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Local Household Income
The median household income in this part of Florida is $62,468. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $20,497 per year. The top 10% earn more than $145,332 per year. The top 1% earn more than $390,929 per year. Most renters earn between $28,824 (20th percentile) and $50,820 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $124,936 and $156,170.
The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 66 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $85,742 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $171,484 and $214,355.
Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates
Local Rents
The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $871. Most renters earn between $2,402 and $4,235 per month. They typically spend 32% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $635 (20th percentile) to $1,227 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 10%.
This property falls in percentile 66 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $1,048 per month and a monthly household income of $3,737 ($44,844 per year)
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