1649 Chamorro St Se, Palm Bay
Brevard County Real Estate - Grant
Grant-Valkaria is a town located south of Melbourne in Brevard County, Florida. Grant was originally established in 1925 as a fishing village, and since 1966, the city has held the annual Grant Seafood Festival. The revenues collected through the seafood festival go back into the community through college scholarships and summer break activities for the local children. Originally two separate communities, Grant and Valkaria were joined in July of 2006 to create the single Incorporated Town of Grant-Valkaria.
Grant is in East Central Florida. Grant is approximately 46 miles from Port Saint Lucie (population 164,603) and around 8 miles from Palm Bay (population 103,190).
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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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| 1661 Chamorro St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1637 Chamorro St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1656 Bolanos St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1646 Bolanos St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1666 Bolanos St Se | Single Family | 1,875 | B |
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| 1673 Chamorro St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1650 Chamorro St Se | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 1,922 | B |
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| 1662 Chamorro St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1638 Chamorro St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1676 Bolanos St Se | Single Family | 2,083 | B |
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| 1636 Bolanos St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1674 Chamorro St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1626 Chamorro St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1685 Chamorro St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1613 Chamorro St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1686 Bolanos St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1626 Bolanos St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1686 Chamorro St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1614 Chamorro St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1657 Bolanos St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1647 Bolanos St Se | Single Family | 1,400 | B |
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| 1661 De La Vega St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1649 De La Vega St Se | Single Family | 1,352 | B |
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| 1667 Bolanos St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1637 Bolanos St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1673 De La Vega St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1677 Bolanos St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 1627 Bolanos St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L |
Nearest MLS Listings
Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location
| Address | Miles | Sq Ft | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2701 Digby Rd Se | .56 | 0 | $400,000 | |
| 1531 Walker St Se | .77 | 0 | $55,000 | |
| 1498 Deming Dr Se | .84 | 0 | $399,900 | |
| 1150 Moon St Se | .98 | 0 | $409,900 | |
| 1641 Troost St Se | .98 | 0 | $28,000 | |
| 1420 Traverse St Se | .99 | 0 | $53,000 | |
| 2314 Ramona Ave Se | 1.02 | 0 | $29,999 | |
| 1366 San Filippo Dr Se | 1.08 | 0 | $53,000 | |
| 1974 Timbruce Rd Se | 1.14 | 0 | $349,900 | |
| 2361 Cogan Dr Se | 1.14 | 0 | $45,000 | |
| 1821 Trapper Ave Se | 1.22 | 0 | $354,900 | |
| 937 Ray Rd Se | 1.25 | 0 | $379,900 | |
| 2178 Windbrook Dr Se | 1.27 | 0 | $60,000 | |
| 1698 Colorado St Se | 1.34 | 0 | $284,900 | |
| 947 Turquoise St Se | 1.37 | 0 | $35,000 | |
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.
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%.