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 
1895 Raintree Ave Se Single Family 1,120 C
1095 Wyoming Dr Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1900 Raintree Ave Se Single Family 1,104 C
1865 Raintree Ave Se Single Family 1,350 B
1917 Raintree Ave Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1083 Wyoming Dr Se Single Family 1,359 B
986 Sanger St Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1835 Raintree Ave Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1091 Windmill St Se Single Family 1,226 B
1082 Wyoming Dr Se Vacant Residential 0 L
978 Sanger St Se Single Family 1,196 B
1098 Wyoming Dr Se Single Family 1,597 B
1075 Wyoming Dr Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1982 Pirate Ave Se Single Family 1,352 B
1933 Raintree Ave Se Single Family 1,545 B
1083 Windmill St Se Vacant Residential 0 L
972 Sanger St Se Single Family 1,762 B
1805 Raintree Ave Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1067 Wyoming Dr Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1100 Wyoming Dr Se Vacant Residential 0 L
991 Sanger St Se Single Family 2,083 B
985 Sanger St Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1075 Windmill St Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1066 Wyoming Dr Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1098 Windmill St Se Vacant Residential 0 L
979 Sanger St Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1950 Pirate Ave Se Vacant Residential 0 L
966 Sanger St Se Single Family 2,035 B
1090 Windmill St Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1965 Raintree Ave Se Single Family 1,626 B
973 Sanger St Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1059 Wyoming Dr Se Single Family 1,910 B
1067 Windmill St Se Single Family 2,008 B
1106 Wyoming Dr Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1082 Windmill St Se Vacant Residential 0 L
1058 Wyoming Dr Se Single Family 1,777 B
1934 Pirate Ave Se Vacant Residential 0 L

Nearest MLS Listings

Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location

AddressMilesSq FtPrice 
986 Sanger St Se .05 0 $35,000
961 Sanger St Se .11 0 $35,000
1012 Tide Rd Se .17 0 $40,000
1809 Sandia Rd Se .29 0 $354,900
2178 Windbrook Dr Se .49 0 $60,000
1420 Traverse St Se .71 0 $53,000
2314 Ramona Ave Se .72 0 $29,999
1974 Timbruce Rd Se .78 0 $349,900
2970 Emerson Dr Se .83 0 $47,900
1366 San Filippo Dr Se .89 0 $53,000
1821 Trapper Ave Se .9 0 $354,900
1531 Walker St Se .94 0 $55,000
2436 Quimper Ave Se .96 0 $348,900
729 Seven Gables Cir Se 1.09 1,352 $350,000
1001 Sablon St Se 1.14 0 $334,750
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