2705 Shellwood Dr, Melbourne
Brevard County Real Estate - Satellite Beach
Satellite Beach is in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 10,109. Satellite Beach is approximately 54 miles from Orlando (population 238,300) and around 10 miles from Palm Bay (population 103,190).
The median age for residents of Satellite Beach is 46.4. Around 28.2% of Satellite Beach households include school aged children and 33.7% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 92.9% of the Satellite Beach population are White, 1.9% are Black or African American, .2% American Indian, 1.7% Asian and 2.2% are Two or more Races.
There are 4,953 housing units in Satellite Beach. 670 (13.5%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. Satellite Beach is a tourist destination, 43.7% (293) of it's vacant housing units were classed as seasonal, recreational or for occasional use. There are 1,233 residential rental units in Satellite Beach. 1,028 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 14.8%.
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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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| 2667 Shell Wood Dr | Single Family | 2,310 | B |
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| 2672 Shell Wood Dr | Single Family | 1,907 | B |
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| 2673 Shell Wood Dr | Single Family | 2,392 | B |
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| 2666 Shell Wood Dr | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 3,778 | A |
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| 2661 Shell Wood Dr | Single Family | 2,036 | B |
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| 2678 Shell Wood Dr | Single Family | 2,297 | B |
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| 2679 Shell Wood Dr | Single Family | 2,761 | B |
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| 2660 Shell Wood Dr | Single Family | 2,388 | B |
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| 2655 Shell Wood Dr | Single Family | 1,865 | B |
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| 2654 Shell Wood Dr | Single Family | 2,010 | B |
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| 2800 Lakemont Rd | Single Family | 2,488 | B |
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| 4541 Mustang Rd | Single Family | 2,074 | B |
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| 4521 Mustang Rd | Single Family | 2,247 | 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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| 4075 Parkway Dr | .6 | 3,485 | $925,000 |
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| 2330 Wickham Rd N | 1.87 | 24,900 | $29,000 |
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| 1149 White Oak Cir | 1.92 | 1,865 | $380,000 |
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| 1865 Wickham Rd N | 2.12 | 9,600 | $1,200,000 |
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| 2870 Post Rd | 2.33 | 1,654 | $650,000 |
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| 710 Washburn Rd | 2.51 | 1,020 | $215,000 |
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| 710 Washburn Rd | 2.54 | 1,020 | $215,000 |
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| 600 John Rodes Blvd N | 2.67 | 0 | $1,400,000 | |
| 3295 Constellation Dr | 2.91 | 2,009 | $498,000 |
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