228 Lake Shore Dr, Merritt Island
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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| 230 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,024 | B |
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| 226 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,154 | B |
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| 232 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 1,807 | B |
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| 224 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 1,744 | B |
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| 4805 Courtenay Pkwy N | Single Family | 1,419 | B |
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| 4811 Courtenay Pkwy N | Single Family | 1,419 | B |
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| 234 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,105 | B |
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| 222 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 1,971 | B |
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| 227 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,188 | B |
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| 229 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,246 | B |
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| 225 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,391 | B |
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| 223 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,023 | B |
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| 231 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,566 | B |
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| 4855 Courtenay Pkwy N | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 4805 Courtenay Pkwy N | Store, one story | 5,288 | B |
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| 236 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,349 | B |
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| 219 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 1,899 | B |
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| 220 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,154 | B |
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| 233 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,091 | B |
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| 4845 Courtenay Pkwy N | Single Family | 1,916 | C |
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| 4785 Courtenay Pkwy N | Single Family | 576 | C |
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| 213 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,457 | B |
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| 235 Lake Shore Dr | Single Family | 2,585 | B |
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| 4815 Courtenay Pkwy N | Professional service building | 1,620 | 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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| 4840 Courtenay Pkwy N | .18 | 3,000 | $759,000 |
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| 5995 Courtenay Pkwy N | 1.48 | 5,156 | $1,100,000 |
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| 3420 Courtenay Pkwy N | 1.74 | 27,700 | $3,150,000 |
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| 210 Grant Rd | 2.12 | 3,074 | $799,000 |
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| 670 Oak Park Cir | 2.7 | 1,495 | $475,000 |
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| 160 Venetian Way | 2.83 | 18,120 | $3,199,900 |
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| 2460 Courtenay Pkwy N | 2.91 | 15,428 | $2,399,900 |
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| 3930 Highway 1 N | 3.06 | 0 | $125,000 | |
| 3928 Highway 1 N | 3.06 | 0 | $200,000 | |
Local Household Income
The median household income in this part of Florida is $72,768. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $23,880 per year. The top 10% earn more than $187,088 per year. The top 1% earn more than $641,838 per year. Most renters earn between $33,936 (20th percentile) and $61,692 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $145,536 and $181,920.
The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 52 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $74,897 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $149,794 and $187,243.
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 $1,015. Most renters earn between $2,828 and $5,141 per month. They typically spend 31% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $738 (20th percentile) to $1,432 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 9%.
This property falls in percentile 52 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $1,033 per month and a monthly household income of $3,785 ($45,420 per year)