1178 Fay Blvd, 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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| 1174 Fay Blvd | Office building, non-professional service building, one story | 2,250 | B |
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| 1168 Fay Blvd | Single Family | 1,568 | C |
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| 562 Haverhill Rd | Single Family | 1,200 | C |
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| 6805 Highway 1 N | Utility | 0 | L | |
| 561 Espanol Ave | Single Family | 1,469 | C |
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| 550 Haverhill Rd | Single Family | 844 | C |
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| 521 Espanol Ave | Single Family | 1,738 | C |
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| 538 Haverhill Rd | Single Family | 941 | C |
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| 1158 Fay Blvd | Single Family | 1,104 | C |
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| 517 Espanol Ave | Single Family | 1,248 | C |
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| 1165 Fay Blvd | Church | 14,855 | B |
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| 6803 Highway 1 N | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 4,469 | B |
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| 6801 Highway 1 N | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 4,469 | B |
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| 560 Espanol Ave | Single Family | 912 | C |
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| 526 Haverhill Rd | Single Family | 855 | C |
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| 6825 Highway 1 N | Professional service building | 2,214 | B |
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| 6813 Highway 1 N | Restaurant, cafeteria | 4,774 | B |
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| 6815 Highway 1 N | Restaurant, cafeteria | 4,774 | B |
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| 6811 Highway 1 N | Restaurant, cafeteria | 4,774 | B |
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| 1185 Fay Blvd | Store, one story | 13,050 | B |
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| 1150 Fay Blvd | Single Family | 1,014 | C |
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| 513 Espanol Ave | Single Family | 1,220 | C |
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| 1071 Albin St | Single Family | 1,634 | B |
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| 540 Espanol Ave | Single Family | 1,262 | C |
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| 6827 Highway 1 N | Office building, non-professional service building, multi-story | 5,302 | B |
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| 514 Haverhill Rd | Single Family | 1,151 | C |
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| 1142 Fay Blvd | Single Family | 992 | C |
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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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| 720 West Ave | .28 | 15,688 | $99,999 |
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| 3820 Curtis Blvd | .61 | 0 | $499,999 | |
| 936 Tope St | .68 | 1,176 | $299,999 |
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| 7360 Highway 1 N | .71 | 1,186 | $315,000 |
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| 3880 Curtis Blvd | .74 | 255 | $249,000 |
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| 6425 Wien Ln | .98 | 0 | $29,000 | |
| 332 Spring St | 1.14 | 0 | $175,000 | |
| 4260 Piedras St | 1.23 | 1,010 | $280,000 |
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| 330 Iris St | 1.28 | 1,150 | $91,000 |
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| 7580 Highway 1 S | 1.6 | 2,207 | $329,900 |
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| 7404 Glenwood Rd | 1.99 | 0 | $90,000 | |
| 7412 Glenwood Rd | 2 | 0 | $90,000 | |
| 4400 Highway 1 N | 2.43 | 1,504 | $1,100,000 |
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| 4380 Highway 1 N | 2.45 | 1,652 | $460,000 |
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| 6880 Hundred Acre Dr | 2.9 | 2,236 | $529,900 |
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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.
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%.
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