3020 Forghun Ave 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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| 473 Vanguard St Se | Single Family | 1,368 | B |
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| 490 Halloran St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 480 Halloran St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 484 Vanguard St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3031 Forghun Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 461 Vanguard St Se | Single Family | 1,611 | B |
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| 3021 Forghun Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 472 Vanguard St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3041 Forghun Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 470 Halloran St Se | Single Family | 1,545 | B |
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| 3011 Forghun Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3051 Forghun Ave Se | Single Family | 1,535 | B |
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| 460 Vanguard St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 449 Vanguard St Se | Single Family | 1,932 | B |
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| 491 Halloran St Se | Single Family | 1,498 | C |
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| 485 Forbes St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 460 Halloran St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 481 Halloran St Se | Single Family | 1,199 | B |
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| 3001 Forghun Ave Se | Single Family | 2,407 | B |
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| 499 Halloran St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | C | |
| 473 Forbes St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3061 Forghun Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 471 Halloran St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 448 Vanguard St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 437 Vanguard St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3100 Foremere Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 461 Forbes St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 450 Halloran St Se | Single Family | 1,645 | B |
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| 3071 Forghun Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 451 Halloran St Se | Single Family | 2,015 | B |
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| 436 Vanguard St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 449 Forbes St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 425 Vanguard St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 440 Halloran St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3160 Foremere Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 484 Forbes St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3081 Forghun Ave Se | Single Family | 2,032 | B |
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| 437 Forbes St Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L |
Nearest MLS Listings
Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location
| Address | Miles | Sq Ft | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519 Poplar St Se | .14 | 0 | $348,900 | |
| 318 Silver Frost St Se | .38 | 0 | $348,900 | |
| 2981 Gagstater Ave Se | .47 | 0 | $364,900 | |
| 286 Warwick St Se | .51 | 0 | $40,000 | |
| 3014 San Filippo Dr Se | .52 | 0 | $370,000 | |
| 812 Brookfield St Se | .75 | 0 | $25,500 | |
| 2827 Tivoli Ave Se | .76 | 0 | $384,000 | |
| 3351 Freedom Ave Sw | .81 | 0 | $40,000 | |
| 2713 Rockford Ave Se | .97 | 0 | $425,000 | |
| 208 Lafleur St Sw | 1.08 | 0 | $49,000 | |
| 132 Frazer St Sw | 1.13 | 0 | $45,000 | |
| 947 Turquoise St Se | 1.17 | 0 | $35,000 | |
| 3150 Lakeland Ave Sw | 1.18 | 0 | $31,000 | |
| 842 Reardon St Se | 1.21 | 0 | $49,000 | |
| 847 Reading St Se | 1.21 | 0 | $354,900 | |
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 51 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $67,707 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $135,414 and $169,268.
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 51 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $851 per month and a monthly household income of $3,132 ($37,584 per year)
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