2957 Tishman Rd 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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| 2963 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2951 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2968 Oakwood Ave Se | Single Family | 1,747 | B |
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| 2982 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2954 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2969 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2945 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2950 Tishman Rd Se | Single Family | 2,048 | B |
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| 2996 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2940 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2975 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2939 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2962 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3000 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2926 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2969 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2955 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2983 Oakwood Ave Se | Single Family | 1,845 | B |
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| 2981 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2933 Tishman Rd Se | Single Family | 2,173 | B |
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| 2997 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3024 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2912 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3031 Tinley Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3021 Tinley Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3041 Tinley Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2980 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2927 Oakwood Ave Se | Single Family | 1,852 | B |
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| 3001 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3051 Tinley Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2914 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2987 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2900 Polaris Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3048 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2924 Polaris Ave Se | Single Family | 1,351 | B |
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| 2948 Polaris Ave Se | Single Family | 1,351 | B |
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| 2999 Tinley Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3061 Tinley Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2972 Polaris Ave Se | Single Family | 1,916 | B |
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| 2913 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3025 Oakwood Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 2996 Polaris Ave Se | Single Family | 1,932 | B |
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| 2993 Tishman Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3071 Tinley Rd Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 3000 Polaris Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L |
Nearest MLS Listings
Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location
| Address | Miles | Sq Ft | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2827 Tivoli Ave Se | .3 | 0 | $384,000 | |
| 519 Poplar St Se | .39 | 0 | $348,900 | |
| 2713 Rockford Ave Se | .53 | 0 | $425,000 | |
| 812 Brookfield St Se | .66 | 0 | $25,500 | |
| 947 Turquoise St Se | .69 | 0 | $35,000 | |
| 847 Reading St Se | .79 | 0 | $354,900 | |
| 842 Reardon St Se | .79 | 0 | $49,000 | |
| 3014 San Filippo Dr Se | .81 | 0 | $370,000 | |
| 2981 Gagstater Ave Se | .86 | 0 | $364,900 | |
| 318 Silver Frost St Se | .88 | 0 | $348,900 | |
| 1150 Moon St Se | .97 | 0 | $409,900 | |
| 286 Warwick St Se | 1 | 0 | $40,000 | |
| 3257 Torrence Ave Se | 1.07 | 0 | $439,900 | |
| 2436 Quimper Ave Se | 1.09 | 0 | $348,900 | |
| 3351 Freedom Ave Sw | 1.31 | 0 | $40,000 | |
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%.