165 Grove St N, Merritt Island
Brevard County Real Estate - Cocoa
Cocoa is in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 17,140. Cocoa is approximately 40 miles from Orlando (population 238,300) and around 26 miles from Palm Bay (population 103,190).
The median age for residents of Cocoa is 40. Around 28.6% of Cocoa households include school aged children and 30.5% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 59.1% of the Cocoa population are White, 31.3% are Black or African American, .5% American Indian, 1% Asian and 2.7% are Two or more Races.
There are 8,603 housing units in Cocoa. 1,367 (15.8%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 3,850 residential rental units in Cocoa. 3,150 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 17.4%.
Cocoa is located in Brevard Country, FL; north of Rockledge and west of Merritt Island. In 2002, Cocoa embarked on an intense annexation program, nearly doubling the city’s size to 14 square miles. The Census population figures do not include these annexed areas.
Some of Cocoa's biggest employers are: Beyel Brothers Crane & Rigging, Braden Kitchens, Brevard Community College, Brewer Paving & Development, CEMEX, and Coastal Steel. Beyel brothers Crane & Rigging is a Cocoa based company that offers heavy hauling and crane rentals. Braden Kitchens is also based in Cocoa, and offers kitchen cabinets. CEMEX provides cement and Coastal steel is a steel erection and fabrication company.
The biggest industries are trade, transportation and utilities and construction.
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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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| 227 Tangerine Ave | Church | 6,360 | B |
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| 145 Grove St N | Single Family | 960 | C |
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| 135 Grove St N | Office building, non-professional service building, one story | 1,148 | B |
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| 254 Tangerine Ave | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 216 Parnell St | Single Family | 1,144 | C |
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| 204 Parnell St | Single Family | 1,144 | C |
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| 100 Parnell St | Office building, non-professional service building, multi-story | 9,709 | B |
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| 218 Parnell St | Store, one story | 888 | C |
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| 105 Grove St N | Professional service building | 3,694 | B |
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| 167 Parnell St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 165 Parnell St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 155 Parnell St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 152 Parnell St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 205 Parnell St | Office building, non-professional service building, one story | 979 | B |
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| 170 Grove St N | Restaurant, cafeteria | 3,312 | B |
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| 217 Grove St N | Store, one story | 1,354 | C |
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| 145 Parnell St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 150 Grove St N | Store, one story | 1,894 | C |
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| 211 Parnell St | Single Family | 1,366 | C |
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| 224 Parnell St | Office building, non-professional service building, one story | 1,216 | B |
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| 210 Grove St N | Office building, non-professional service building, multi-story | 3,273 | B |
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| 318 Tangerine Ave | Office building, non-professional service building, one story | 774 | B |
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| 115 Parnell St | Professional service building | 2,772 | B |
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| 231 Grove St N | Store, one story | 464 | B |
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| 230 Parnell St | Office building, non-professional service building, one story | 990 | C |
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| 216 Grove St N | Orphanage, other non-profit or charitable services | 780 | B |
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| 225 Parnell St | Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination | 3,330 | B |
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| 220 Grove St N | Orphanage, other non-profit or charitable services | 3,166 | B |
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| 123 Tangerine Ave | Professional service building | 2,886 | B |
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| 125 Tangerine Ave | Professional service building | 2,886 | B |
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| 125 Tangerine Ave | Professional service building | 2,886 | B |
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| 155 Mc Leod St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 237 Grove St N | Store, one story | 1,299 | B |
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| 135 Mc Leod St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 145 Mc Leod St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 105 Mc Leod St | Office building, non-professional service building, multi-story | 8,550 | B |
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| 205 Mc Leod St | Store, one story | 1,352 | C |
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| 332 Tangerine Ave | Professional service building | 3,381 | B |
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| 230 Grove St N | Office building, non-professional service building, one story | 1,061 | C |
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| 60 Parnell St | Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing | 3,009 | B |
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| 55 Grove St N | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 3,000 | B |
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| 231 Parnell St | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 330 Myrtice Ave | Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing | 25,360 | B |
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| 345 Tangerine Ave | Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing | 25,360 | B |
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| 340 Myrtice Ave | Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing | 25,360 | B |
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| 240 Parnell St | Single Family | 1,066 | 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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| 260 Tropical Trl N | .23 | 10,413 | $2,149,900 |
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| 440 Merritt Island Cswy W | .23 | 1,066 | $899,000 |
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| 76 Merritt Island Cswy E | .29 | 12,444 | $3,149,900 |
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| 1395 Courtenay Pkwy N | .3 | 1,350 | $179,900 |
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| 230 Merritt Island Cswy E | .43 | 16,200 | $3,149,900 |
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| 850 Courtenay Pkwy N | .89 | 1,680 | $795,000 |
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| 975 Courtenay Pkwy N | 1.02 | 7,404 | $749,000 |
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| 777 Merritt Island Cswy E | 1.07 | 627,156 | $129,000 |
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| 250 Sykes Creek Pkwy S | 1.29 | 1,260 | $389,000 |
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| 536 Delannoy Ave | 1.44 | 3,461 | $899,000 |
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| 330 Surfspray Dr | 1.47 | 1,188 | $690,000 |
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| 657 Brevard Ave | 1.55 | 3,526 | $974,900 |
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| 247 Island Beach Blvd | 1.56 | 3,016 | $575,000 |
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| 461 Forrest Ave | 1.73 | 3,762 | $769,900 |
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| 420 Stone St | 2.01 | 0 | $650,000 | |
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.
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%.
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