Brevard County Real Estate - Rockledge

Rockledge is in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 24,926. Rockledge is approximately 42 miles from Orlando (population 238,300) and around 21 miles from Palm Bay (population 103,190).

The median age for residents of Rockledge is 44.2. Around 29.3% of Rockledge households include school aged children and 29.9% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 78.6% of the Rockledge population are White, 14.4% are Black or African American, .3% American Indian, 2.4% Asian and 2.6% are Two or more Races.

There are 11,240 housing units in Rockledge. 1,016 (9%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 2,464 residential rental units in Rockledge. 2,200 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 10.6%.

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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 
15 Alexander St Single Family 990 C
107 Oak St Single Family 1,064 C
103 Oak St Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,672 C
7 Alexander St Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,672 C
19 Alexander Ave Single Family 480 C
10 South St Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,377 C
111 Oak St Single Family 1,512 C
14 South St Single Family 1,999 B
15 Oak St Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,232 C
14 Alexander St Single Family 2,172 C
22 South St Multi-family - 10 units or more 8,200 C
16 South St Multi-family - 10 units or more 8,200 C
16 South St Multi-family - 10 units or more 8,200 C
23 Alexander Ave Single Family 1,806 C
27 Alexander Ave Single Family 672 C
7 Oak St Multi-family - 10 units or more 12,416 C
106 Oak St Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,092 B
102 Oak St Single Family 935 C
26 South St Single Family 1,440 C
203 Oak St Multi-family - less than 10 units 3,247 B
16 Oak St Multi-family - less than 10 units 864 C
114 Oak St Single Family 1,455 C
12 Oak St Single Family 1,532 C
106 Sutton St Multi-family - less than 10 units 843 B
13 South St Multi-family - less than 10 units 3,409 C
30 Sutton St Single Family 1,112 C
108 Sutton St Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,560 C
209 Riverside Dr Multi-family - less than 10 units 3,648 C
19 South St Single Family 1,494 C
215 Riverside Dr Multi-family - less than 10 units 5,963 C
209 Oak St Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,198 C
32 South St Single Family 616 C
26 Sutton St Single Family 940 C
117 Riverside Dr Single Family 2,848 B
25 South St Single Family 771 C
113 Riverside Dr Single Family 2,214 B
109 Riverside Dr Single Family 2,008 B
107 Sutton St Single Family 684 C
31 Derby St Single Family 1,432 C
27 Derby St Single Family 1,778 B
20 Sutton St Multi-family - less than 10 units 3,840 C
37 Derby St Single Family 1,092 C
109 Sutton St Single Family 540 C
31 South St Single Family 1,398 C
102 South St Single Family 936 C
29 Sutton St Single Family 2,414 C
41 Derby St Single Family 1,437 C
25 Sutton St Single Family 1,676 C

Nearest MLS Listings

Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location

AddressMilesSq FtPrice 
657 Brevard Ave .15 3,526 $974,900
536 Delannoy Ave .15 3,461 $899,000
420 Stone St .78 0 $650,000
461 Forrest Ave .87 3,762 $769,900
1315 Alsup Dr 1.14 1,392 $349,900
440 Merritt Island Cswy W 1.23 1,066 $899,000
1450 Garden Rd 1.26 920 $275,000
260 Tropical Trl N 1.35 10,413 $2,149,900
1229 King St W 1.45 1,920 $489,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.64 850 $50,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.64 600 $44,900
800 Fiske Blvd N 1.64 600 $44,900
76 Merritt Island Cswy E 1.67 12,444 $3,149,900
1395 Courtenay Pkwy N 1.72 1,350 $179,900
329 Pine Ave 1.78 1,812 $479,000

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.

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%.

Nearby Companies

Rusty Pixel, LLC
101 South St
Ashley'S Of Rockledge, Inc.
1609 South Dixie Hwy (Us Hwy #1)
Interface Technology Group, Inc.
2107 South Hwy Us-1
Ricky E. Mcdonald, Inc.
2110 South U S 1
Coastal Windows, Inc.
2110 South U S 1
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