931 Cypress St, Barefoot 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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| 929 Cypress St | Mobile Home | 1,514 | B |
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| 930 Evergreen St | Mobile Home | 1,451 | B |
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| 928 Evergreen St | Mobile Home | 1,360 | B |
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| 930 Cypress St | Mobile Home | 1,339 | B |
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| 928 Cypress St | Mobile Home | 1,359 | B |
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| 927 Cypress St | Mobile Home | 1,102 | B |
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| 875 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 960 | B |
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| 877 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 1,246 | B |
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| 926 Evergreen St | Mobile Home | 1,467 | B |
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| 926 Cypress St | Mobile Home | 1,359 | B |
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| 873 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 1,152 | B |
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| 925 Cypress St | Mobile Home | 1,565 | B |
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| 871 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 1,404 | B |
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| 931 Evergreen St | Mobile Home | 1,543 | B |
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| 865 Laurel Cir | Mobile Home | 1,566 | B |
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| 924 Evergreen St | Mobile Home | 1,150 | B |
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| 931 Yew St | Mobile Home | 1,370 | B |
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| 929 Yew St | Mobile Home | 1,506 | B |
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| 705 Pinewood Blvd | Mobile Home | 1,512 | B |
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| 879 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 924 Cypress St | Mobile Home | 1,156 | B |
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| 929 Evergreen St | Mobile Home | 1,566 | B |
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| 927 Yew St | Mobile Home | 1,632 | B |
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| 927 Evergreen St | Mobile Home | 1,679 | B |
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| 869 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 768 | B |
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| 923 Cypress St | Mobile Home | 1,452 | B |
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| 881 Cashew Cir | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 701 Pinewood Blvd | Mobile Home | 1,285 | B |
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| 872 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 960 | B |
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| 922 Evergreen St | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 863 Laurel Cir | Mobile Home | 1,186 | B |
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| 925 Yew St | Mobile Home | 1,157 | B |
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| 922 Cypress St | Mobile Home | 1,496 | B |
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| 925 Evergreen St | Mobile Home | 1,360 | B |
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| 870 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 1,084 | B |
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| 883 Cashew Cir | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 733 Pinewood Blvd | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 697 Pinewood Blvd | Mobile Home | 828 | B |
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| 882 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 864 | B |
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| 923 Yew St | Mobile Home | 1,609 | B |
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| 861 Laurel Cir | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 698 Pinewood Blvd | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 921 Cypress St | Mobile Home | 1,358 | B |
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| 920 Evergreen St | Mobile Home | 1,544 | B |
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| 920 Cypress St | Mobile Home | 1,671 | B |
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| 923 Evergreen St | Mobile Home | 1,248 | B |
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| 928 Yew St | Mobile Home | 1,579 | 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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| 927 Spruce St | .23 | 1,150 | $184,500 |
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| 616 Puffin Dr | .34 | 650 | $155,000 |
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| 916 Frangi Pani Dr | .42 | 1,372 | $215,000 |
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| 5319 Bannock St | .5 | 1,269 | $220,000 |
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| 413 Plover Dr | .69 | 0 | $79,500 | |
| 7656 Highway 1 | 1.02 | 1,447 | $549,900 |
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| 6870 Orchid Tree Dr | 2.26 | 2,541 | $1,680,000 |
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| 6240 Highway 1 | 2.27 | 1,152 | $1,899,900 |
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Local Household Income
The median household income in this part of Florida is $52,102. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $18,452 per year. The top 10% earn more than $121,913 per year. The top 1% earn more than $336,928 per year. Most renters earn between $25,716 (20th percentile) and $40,716 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $104,204 and $130,255.
The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 61 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $63,096 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $126,192 and $157,740.
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 $923. Most renters earn between $2,143 and $3,393 per month. They typically spend 37% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $700 (20th percentile) to $1,197 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 7%.
This property falls in percentile 61 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $1,001 per month and a monthly household income of $2,845 ($34,140 per year)