155 Flores St, Melbourne Beach
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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| 145 Flores St | Single Family | 1,375 | B |
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| 165 Flores St | Single Family | 1,503 | B |
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| 135 Flores St | Single Family | 1,606 | B |
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| 150 Duval St | Single Family | 1,688 | B |
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| 175 Flores St | Single Family | 1,588 | C |
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| 160 Duval St | Single Family | 1,352 | B |
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| 140 Duval St | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 150 Flores St | Single Family | 1,158 | B |
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| 140 Flores St | Single Family | 1,668 | B |
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| 130 Duval St | Single Family | 1,588 | B |
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| 125 Flores St | Single Family | 2,288 | B |
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| 160 Flores St | Single Family | 1,800 | B |
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| 130 Flores St | Single Family | 2,196 | A |
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| 6465 Floridana Ave | Single Family | 2,080 | B |
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| 180 Duval St | Single Family | 1,294 | B |
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| 170 Flores St | Single Family | 1,626 | B |
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| 120 Duval St | Single Family | 2,215 | B |
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| 120 Flores St | Single Family | 1,571 | B |
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| 115 Flores St | Single Family | 1,913 | B |
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| 180 Flores St | Single Family | 1,967 | B |
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| 110 Duval St | Single Family | 1,445 | B |
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| 135 Cortez St | Single Family | 1,376 | B |
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| 155 Duval St | Single Family | 1,689 | C |
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| 125 Cortez St | Single Family | 1,887 | B |
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| 145 Duval St | Single Family | 1,204 | B |
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| 165 Duval St | Single Family | 1,674 | B |
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| 145 Cortez St | Single Family | 1,524 | B |
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| 115 Cortez St | Single Family | 1,871 | B |
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| 6430 Highway A1a | Single Family | 1,806 | B |
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| 135 Duval St | Single Family | 1,365 | B |
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| 175 Duval St | Single Family | 2,000 | B |
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| 6420 Highway A1a | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 155 Cortez St | Single Family | 1,531 | B |
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| 125 Duval St | Single Family | 1,107 | B |
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| 6470 Highway A1a | Single Family | 1,251 | C |
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| 6474 Floridana Ave | Single Family | 2,223 | A |
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| 6466 Floridana Ave | Single Family | 1,694 | B |
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| 185 Duval St | Single Family | 1,913 | B |
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| 6482 Floridana Ave | Single Family | 1,360 | B |
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| 6458 Floridana Ave | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 165 Cortez St | Single Family | 1,783 | B |
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| 105 Cortez St | Single Family | 3,897 | B |
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| 115 Duval St | Single Family | 0 | B | |
| 6490 Floridana Ave | Single Family | 1,512 | B |
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| 6490 Highway A1a | Single Family | 3,039 | B |
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| 6450 Floridana Ave | Single Family | 1,652 | B |
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| 6500 Floridana Ave | Single Family | 1,605 | B |
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| 109 Duval St | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 6440 Floridana Ave | Single Family | 1,848 | 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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| 6465 Highway A1a | .12 | 4,048 | $3,397,777 |
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| 6830 Highway A1a | .74 | 0 | $439,000 | |
| 5865 Highway A1a | 1.1 | 2,763 | $2,695,000 |
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| 5835 Riverside Dr | 1.33 | 2,089 | $425,000 |
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| 333 Woody Cir | 1.39 | 3,023 | $1,150,000 |
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| 5675 Highway A1a | 1.46 | 4,461 | $4,150,000 |
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| 5675 Highway A1a | 1.46 | 4,461 | $3,999,000 |
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| 5587 Cord Grass Ln | 1.73 | 1,033 | $499,000 |
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| 47 Vip Is | 1.84 | 1,150 | $699,900 |
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| 110 Warsteiner Way | 1.88 | 2,400 | $829,900 |
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| 356 Aquarina Blvd | 2.01 | 2,103 | $675,000 |
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| 4850 Old Dixie Hwy | 2.25 | 16,632 | $3,400,000 |
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| 5255 Highway A1a | 2.28 | 3,416 | $2,950,000 |
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| 6240 Highway 1 | 2.61 | 1,152 | $1,899,900 |
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Local Household Income
The median household income in this part of Florida is $72,768. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $23,880 per year. The top 10% earn more than $187,088 per year. The top 1% earn more than $641,838 per year. Most renters earn between $33,936 (20th percentile) and $61,692 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $145,536 and $181,920.
The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 67 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $102,669 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $205,338 and $256,673.
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 $1,015. Most renters earn between $2,828 and $5,141 per month. They typically spend 31% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $738 (20th percentile) to $1,432 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 9%.
This property falls in percentile 67 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $1,199 per month and a monthly household income of $4,463 ($53,556 per year)
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