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

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
6430 Banks Ave Single Family 1,390 B
6450 Banks Ave Single Family 2,005 B
6420 Banks Ave Single Family 1,548 B
6460 Banks Ave Single Family 2,020 B
6455 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,610 B
6465 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,879 B
6445 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,720 B
6445 Banks Ave Single Family 944 B
6435 Banks Ave Single Family 2,592 B
5165 Fruitport St Single Family 1,490 B
6435 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,418 B
6425 Banks Ave Single Family 1,641 B
6455 Banks Ave Single Family 1,844 B
6410 Banks Ave Single Family 1,747 B
6425 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,694 B
6415 Banks Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
6465 Banks Ave Single Family 1,428 B
5150 Fruitport St Single Family 1,500 B
6458 Cable Ave Single Family 1,239 B
5140 Fruitport St Single Family 1,996 B
6446 Cable Ave Single Family 1,266 B
5130 Fruitport St Single Family 1,686 B
6434 Cable Ave Single Family 900 C
6460 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,236 B
6450 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,563 B
5170 Fruitport St Single Family 1,913 B
6415 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,987 B
6405 Banks Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
6470 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 2,207 B
5120 Fruitport St Single Family 1,710 B
6440 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,480 B
6422 Cable Ave Single Family 936 C
6390 Banks Ave Single Family 2,726 B
6430 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,683 B
5110 Fruitport St Single Family 1,418 B
6405 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,580 B
6395 Banks Ave Single Family 1,258 B
6489 Cable Ave Vacant Residential Land - Single Family Platted 0 B
6410 Cable Ave Single Family 1,782 B
5190 Fruitport St Single Family 1,396 B
6420 Aberfoyle Ave Single Family 1,467 B
6447 Cable Ave Single Family 1,316 B

Nearest MLS Listings

Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location

AddressMilesSq FtPrice 
6880 Hundred Acre Dr .87 2,236 $529,900
4260 Piedras St 1.06 1,010 $280,000
7404 Glenwood Rd 1.19 0 $90,000
7412 Glenwood Rd 1.2 0 $90,000
6088 Ajax Ct 1.32 1,382 $349,500
6425 Wien Ln 1.35 0 $29,000
6305 Banyan St 1.53 1,234 $392,000
3820 Curtis Blvd 1.71 0 $499,999
3880 Curtis Blvd 1.72 255 $249,000
936 Tope St 1.98 1,176 $299,999
7360 Highway 1 N 2.29 1,186 $315,000
720 West Ave 2.33 15,688 $99,999
7580 Highway 1 S 2.39 2,207 $329,900
332 Spring St 2.41 0 $175,000
330 Iris St 2.57 1,150 $91,000

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 68 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $89,008 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $178,016 and $222,520.

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 68 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $1,068 per month and a monthly household income of $3,778 ($45,336 per year)

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