921 Aquarina Blvd, 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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| 923 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,090 | B |
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| 919 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,042 | B |
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| 925 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,254 | B |
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| 917 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,129 | B |
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| 927 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,048 | B |
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| 915 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,042 | B |
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| 929 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,047 | B |
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| 911 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,166 | B |
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| 931 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,160 | B |
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| 909 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,020 | B |
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| 907 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,113 | B |
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| 256 Aquarina Blvd | Condominium | 1,830 | A |
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| 364 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,101 | B |
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| 362 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 1,764 | B |
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| 360 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 1,764 | B |
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| 905 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,324 | B |
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| 366 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,286 | B |
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| 358 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,308 | B |
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| 368 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 1,764 | B |
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| 903 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,129 | B |
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| 370 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 1,764 | B |
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| 901 Aquarina Blvd | Single Family | 2,129 | 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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| 356 Aquarina Blvd | .1 | 2,103 | $675,000 |
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| 110 Warsteiner Way | .17 | 2,400 | $829,900 |
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| 333 Woody Cir | .66 | 3,023 | $1,150,000 |
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| 6830 Highway A1a | 1.31 | 0 | $439,000 | |
| 47 Vip Is | 1.97 | 1,150 | $699,900 |
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| 6465 Highway A1a | 2.02 | 4,048 | $3,397,777 |
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| 6240 Highway 1 | 2.03 | 1,152 | $1,899,900 |
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| 7656 Highway 1 | 2.63 | 1,447 | $549,900 |
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| 413 Plover Dr | 2.95 | 0 | $79,500 | |
| 5319 Bannock St | 2.98 | 1,269 | $220,000 |
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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 74 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $117,664 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $235,328 and $294,160.
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 74 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $1,292 per month and a monthly household income of $4,746 ($56,952 per year)
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