7001 Fern Dr, 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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| 7003 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 960 | C |
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| 7000 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 6999 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 1,320 | C |
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| 6998 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 570 | C |
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| 7002 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 856 | C |
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| 7002 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 1,058 | C |
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| 7000 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 460 | C |
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| 7004 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 672 | C |
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| 7004 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 0 | L | |
| 6996 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 1,456 | C |
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| 7007 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 660 | C |
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| 6998 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 648 | C |
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| 7006 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 676 | B |
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| 7006 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 560 | C |
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| 6994 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 1,512 | B |
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| 6999 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 500 | C |
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| 6997 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 1,344 | B |
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| 6995 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 500 | C |
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| 6996 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 232 | C |
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| 7008 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 1,440 | B |
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| 7001 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 1,000 | C |
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| 6995 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 6992 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 1,344 | B |
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| 7009 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 1,296 | B |
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| 7005 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 336 | L |
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| 6993 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 500 | C |
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| 6994 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 420 | C |
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| 4545 Highway 1 N | Office building, non-professional service building, one story | 324 | C |
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| 7008 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 784 | B |
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| 6998 Dogwood Dr | Mobile Home | 1,296 | B |
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| 7000 Dogwood Dr | Mobile Home | 624 | C |
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| 6996 Dogwood Dr | Mobile Home | 600 | C |
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| 7010 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 564 | C |
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| 6991 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 720 | C |
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| 6994 Dogwood Dr | Mobile Home | 496 | C |
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| 7002 Dogwood Dr | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 6990 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 552 | C |
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| 6991 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 784 | B |
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| 7011 Fern Dr | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 6992 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 671 | C |
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| 7007 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 1,152 | B |
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| 7004 Dogwood Dr | Mobile Home | 660 | C |
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| 6992 Dogwood Dr | Mobile Home | 784 | C |
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| 7010 Evergreen Dr | Mobile Home | 696 | C |
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| 7012 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 737 | C |
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| 6989 Fern Dr | Mobile Home | 708 | 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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| 4400 Highway 1 N | .18 | 1,504 | $1,100,000 |
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| 4380 Highway 1 N | .19 | 1,652 | $460,000 |
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| 4015 Highway 1 N | .85 | 2,878 | $485,000 |
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| 330 Iris St | 1 | 1,150 | $91,000 |
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| 332 Spring St | 1.14 | 0 | $175,000 | |
| 4770 Lake Michigan Ave | 1.3 | 770 | $220,000 |
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| 3751 Highway 1 N | 1.9 | 0 | $1,250,000 | |
| 720 West Ave | 2.02 | 15,688 | $99,999 |
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| 6425 Wien Ln | 2.1 | 0 | $29,000 | |
| 4260 Piedras St | 2.31 | 1,010 | $280,000 |
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| 3560 Felda St | 2.57 | 0 | $624,000 | |
| 3820 Curtis Blvd | 2.61 | 0 | $499,999 | |
| 3880 Curtis Blvd | 2.8 | 255 | $249,000 |
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| 936 Tope St | 2.89 | 1,176 | $299,999 |
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| 7360 Highway 1 N | 2.99 | 1,186 | $315,000 |
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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 13 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $24,084 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $48,168 and $60,210.
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 13 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $564 per month and a monthly household income of $2,144 ($25,728 per year)