Brevard County Real Estate - Cocoa Beach

Cocoa Beach is in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 11,231. Cocoa Beach is approximately 49 miles from Orlando (population 238,300) and around 20 miles from Palm Bay (population 103,190).

The median age for residents of Cocoa Beach is 55.7. Around 13.5% of Cocoa Beach households include school aged children and 46.2% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 95.6% of the Cocoa Beach population are White, .7% are Black or African American, .3% American Indian, 1.5% Asian and 1.1% are Two or more Races.

There are 8,866 housing units in Cocoa Beach. 2,881 (32.4%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. Cocoa Beach is a tourist destination, 69.3% (1,999) of it's vacant housing units were classed as seasonal, recreational or for occasional use. There are 2,276 residential rental units in Cocoa Beach. 1,760 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 21.4%.

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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

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
166 Orlando Ave N Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,326 C
205 Second St N Condominium 1,665 B
205 Second St N Condominium 1,665 B
205 Second St N Condominium 1,665 B
195 Brevard Ave N Office building, non-professional service building, multi-story 11,452 B
210 Orlando Ave N Store, one story 2,836 C
142 Orlando Ave N Store, one story 9,720 B
201 Brevard Ave N Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,232 C
175 Brevard Ave N Club, lodge or union hall 2,888 B
207 Brevard Ave N Single Family 1,402 B
173 Orlando Ave N Office building, non-professional service building, one story 1,363 C
165 Orlando Ave N Store, one story 1,109 C
163 Brevard Ave N Club, lodge or union hall 2,400 B
209 Brevard Ave N Single Family 1,402 B
157 Orlando Ave N Repair service shop (excluding automotive) 3,032 B
201 Orlando Ave N Store, one story 658 C
217 Brevard Ave N Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,650 C
149 Orlando Ave N Government Undefined 0 L
209 Orlando Ave N Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,325 C
134 Orlando Ave N Office building, non-professional service building, one story 918 C
155 Brevard Ave N Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 8,224 B
219 Brevard Ave N Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,804 C
141 Orlando Ave N Store, one story 1,109 C
217 Orlando Ave N Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,325 C
240 Orlando Ave N Nightclub, cocktail lounge or bar 2,870 B
205 Second St N Condominium 1,665 B
124 Orlando Ave N Store, one story 3,717 B
133 Orlando Ave N Store, one story 1,344 B
233 Brevard Ave N Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,858 C
174 Atlantic Ave N Office building, non-professional service building, one story 1,017 B
166 Atlantic Ave N Store, one story 2,242 B
218 Brevard Ave N Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,300 C
200 Atlantic Ave N Office building, non-professional service building, one story 1,995 B
158 Atlantic Ave N Office building, non-professional service building, one story 1,187 B
233 Orlando Ave N Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,650 C
125 Brevard Ave N Office building, non-professional service building, multi-story 3,066 B
150 Atlantic Ave N Nightclub, cocktail lounge or bar 1,045 C
110 Orlando Ave N Repair service shop (excluding automotive) 3,717 B
125 Orlando Ave N Restaurant, cafeteria 1,802 B
220 Brevard Ave N Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,540 C
222 Brevard Ave N Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,540 C
220 Atlantic Ave N Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination 2,650 C
222 Atlantic Ave N Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination 2,650 C

Nearest MLS Listings

Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location

AddressMilesSq FtPrice 
174 Orlando Ave N 0 2,133 $775,000
171 Atlantic Ave N .1 0 $396,000
315 Minutemen Cswy .23 3,200 $1,250,000
650 Atlantic Ave N .39 2,942 $999,999
750 Atlantic Ave N .47 2,343 $910,000
673 Orlando Ave S 1.07 1,506 $649,000
681 Orlando Ave S 1.08 2,316 $850,000
1830 Atlantic Ave N 1.35 1,256 $499,000
2020 Atlantic Ave N 1.42 816 $264,000
161 Saint Croix Ave 1.68 0 $975,000
275 Andros Ave 1.72 0 $995,000
1470 Bay Shore Dr 2.05 2,484 $1,600,000
1801 Orlando Ave S 2.32 6,409 $2,350,500
119 Sunny Ln 2.78 1,616 $950,000
4800 Ocean Beach Blvd 2.81 754 $312,000

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%.

Nearby Companies

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260 N Orlando Ave
Malt Investment Corp.
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Png Group, LLC
142 N Orlando Ave
Breco, Inc.
142 N Orlando Ave
Danbilt Construction, LLC
142 N Orlando Ave
Morgan Pump Systems, Inc.
157 N Orlando Ave
Add Yoga Inc.
157 N Orlando Ave
Cocoa Beach Developers, LLC
174 North Atlantic Ave
Cocoa Beach Development Group, LLC
174 North Atlantic Ave
Dsw Maine Enterprises LLC
210 N Orlando Ave
Djlflorida10, LLC
240 N Orlando Ave
Djl Florida 9, Inc.
240 N Orlando Ave
Shut Up And Fish Inc.
260 North Orlando Ave
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