Brevard County Real Estate - Malabar

Malabar is a small town located south of Palm Bay in Brevard County, Florida. Established in 1883 and incorporated in 1962, Malabar is known for its old-Florida atmosphere and semi-rural environment.

Malabar is in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 2,757. Malabar is approximately 52 miles from Port Saint Lucie (population 164,603) and around 3 miles from Palm Bay (population 103,190).

The median age for residents of Malabar is 50. Around 25.1% of Malabar households include school aged children and 32.4% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 91.6% of the Malabar population are White, 3.8% are Black or African American, .4% American Indian, .9% Asian and 2.4% are Two or more Races.

There are 1,239 housing units in Malabar. 115 (9.2%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. Malabar is a tourist destination, 36.5% (42) of it's vacant housing units were classed as seasonal, recreational or for occasional use. There are 128 residential rental units in Malabar. 111 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 12.5%.

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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 
1701 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,862 B
1697 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,486 B
1705 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,252 B
1700 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,252 B
1696 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 3,055 B
1693 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1704 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1709 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1689 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 3,022 B
1708 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1688 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1713 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,264 B
1712 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,862 B
1685 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,608 B
1684 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,470 B
1717 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,862 B
1716 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1681 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1680 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,264 B
1692 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family Residence 2,862 B
1721 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1720 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,620 B
1676 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1673 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,252 B
1725 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1724 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1672 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1665 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,862 B
1729 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,252 B
1728 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,862 B
1668 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
193 Abello Rd Se Single Family 1,565 B
201 Abello Rd Se Single Family 1,433 B
1733 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
207 Abello Rd Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1657 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,862 B
1732 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,252 B
1664 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,620 B
181 Abello Rd Se Single Family 1,582 B
213 Abello Rd Se Single Family 988 C
1500 Las Palmos Dr Sw Single Family 2,395 B
1649 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1737 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 2,862 B
1501 Las Palmos Dr Sw Single Family 3,926 B
1660 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,865 B
1736 La Maderia Dr Sw Single Family 1,873 B
175 Abello Rd Se Single Family 1,344 B

Nearest MLS Listings

Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location

AddressMilesSq FtPrice 
143 Inez St Se .36 0 $69,900
1374 Saxony Rd Sw .38 0 $35,000
160 Hanley Rd Sw .53 0 $37,000
1290 Amelia Ave Sw .75 0 $42,000
1726 Garvey Rd Sw 1.01 0 $29,000
1085 Harlingen Rd Sw 1.06 0 $35,000
558 Gancedo St Sw 1.09 0 $52,900
930 Hammacher Ave Sw 1.19 0 $434,800
1958 New York Ave Sw 1.25 0 $55,000
654 Heron Rd Sw 1.35 0 $29,750
861 Matecumbe St Sw 1.36 0 $39,000
660 Merrimac St Se 1.37 0 $399,900
801 Beach St Sw 1.38 0 $27,900
2970 Emerson Dr Se 1.46 0 $47,900
2182 Day Ave Sw 1.48 0 $39,000

Nearby Companies

The Holton Group, L.L.C.
1729 La Maderia Dr Sw
Partrish Distributors L.L.C.
1717 La Maderia Drive Sw
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