974 Emerald Rd Se, Palm Bay
Brevard County Real Estate - Palm Bay
Palm Bay is in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 103,190.
The median age for residents of Palm Bay is 39.8. Around 33.8% of Palm Bay households include school aged children and 28.7% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 72.9% of the Palm Bay population are White, 17.9% are Black or African American, .4% American Indian, 1.7% Asian and 3.5% are Two or more Races.
There are 45,220 housing units in Palm Bay. 5,738 (12.6%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 11,507 residential rental units in Palm Bay. 10,117 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 11.7%.
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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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| 982 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 1,335 | C |
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| 966 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 876 | C |
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| 975 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 1,162 | C |
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| 967 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 2,114 | B |
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| 983 Douglas St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 958 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 904 | C |
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| 990 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 1,306 | C |
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| 975 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 2,035 | B |
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| 983 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 888 | C |
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| 967 Emerald Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 991 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 1,640 | B |
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| 959 Douglas St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 991 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 1,891 | B |
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| 950 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 1,501 | C |
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| 998 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 1,735 | B |
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| 999 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 2,364 | B |
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| 974 Douglas St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 982 Douglas St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 966 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 960 | C |
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| 942 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 1,202 | C |
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| 1000 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 1,726 | B |
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| 999 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 1,530 | C |
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| 990 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 1,344 | B |
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| 943 Douglas St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1001 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 1,591 | B |
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| 958 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 1,088 | B |
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| 998 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 920 | C |
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| 950 Douglas St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 934 Emerald Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1010 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 2,384 | B |
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| 935 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 1,030 | C |
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| 1011 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 1,280 | B |
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| 1000 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 1,099 | B |
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| 1011 Emerald Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 942 Douglas St Se | Single Family | 2,228 | C |
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| 926 Emerald Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1010 Douglas St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1020 Emerald Rd Se | Single Family | 2,862 | 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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| 1139 Brickell St Se | .66 | 1,444 | $300,000 |
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| 967 Armstrong Rd Se | .71 | 0 | $59,900 | |
| 961 Armstrong Rd Se | .73 | 0 | $59,900 | |
| 302 Arapahoe Ln Ne | .78 | 1,662 | $335,000 |
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| 789 Duncan Rd Se | .82 | 0 | $50,000 | |
| 1215 Shell Ct Ne | .92 | 960 | $139,900 |
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| 581 Andrew St Se | 1 | 0 | $35,000 | |
| 771 Everglade Ave Se | 1.04 | 0 | $59,900 | |
| 656 Delmonico St Ne | 1.05 | 0 | $389,900 | |
| 1323 Talleyrand St Se | 1.14 | 0 | $39,000 | |
| 1333 Talleyrand St Se | 1.15 | 0 | $39,000 | |
| 203 Eldron Blvd Ne | 1.27 | 0 | $67,000 | |
| 1051 Johnston Rd Se | 1.36 | 0 | $40,000 | |
| 126 Deauville Ave Se | 1.5 | 0 | $55,000 | |
| 679 Airoso Rd Se | 1.51 | 0 | $341,990 | |
Local Household Income
The median household income in this part of Florida is $65,996. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $23,217 per year. The top 10% earn more than $150,879 per year. The top 1% earn more than $414,648 per year. Most renters earn between $28,332 (20th percentile) and $50,268 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $131,992 and $164,990.
The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 21 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $35,603 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $71,206 and $89,008.
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 $847. Most renters earn between $2,361 and $4,189 per month. They typically spend 33% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $608 (20th percentile) to $1,140 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 8%.
This property falls in percentile 21 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $615 per month and a monthly household income of $2,384 ($28,608 per year)
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