728 Lark Dr, 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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| 726 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 730 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,142 | B |
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| 939 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 937 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 960 | B |
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| 732 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,280 | A |
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| 724 Lark Dr | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 935 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 920 | B |
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| 941 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 1,184 | B |
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| 731 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 729 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 920 | B |
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| 734 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 933 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 1,258 | B |
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| 722 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 736 | B |
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| 733 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,248 | B |
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| 727 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,176 | B |
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| 735 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,248 | B |
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| 725 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 736 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,292 | B |
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| 931 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 616 | C |
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| 720 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 994 | B |
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| 943 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 737 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,358 | B |
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| 925 Pecan Cir | Mobile Home | 1,006 | B |
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| 942 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 1,352 | B |
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| 911 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 972 | B |
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| 913 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 828 | B |
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| 723 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 909 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 782 | B |
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| 915 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 1,176 | B |
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| 932 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 736 | B |
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| 927 Pecan Cir | Mobile Home | 1,296 | B |
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| 738 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 718 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 907 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 622 | C |
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| 917 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 805 | B |
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| 929 Cashew Cir | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 747 Canary Dr | Mobile Home | 1,127 | B |
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| 945 Cashew Cir | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 721 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,299 | B |
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| 923 Pecan Cir | Mobile Home | 1,040 | B |
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| 905 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 944 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 768 | B |
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| 919 Wren Cir | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 927 Cashew Cir | Mobile Home | 805 | B |
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| 740 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 716 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 920 Cashew Cir | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 929 Pecan Cir | Mobile Home | 616 | C |
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| 719 Lark Dr | Mobile Home | 1,110 | 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 | .36 | 1,150 | $184,500 |
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| 916 Frangi Pani Dr | .42 | 1,372 | $215,000 |
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| 616 Puffin Dr | .64 | 650 | $155,000 |
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| 5319 Bannock St | .68 | 1,269 | $220,000 |
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| 413 Plover Dr | .96 | 0 | $79,500 | |
| 7656 Highway 1 | 1.27 | 1,447 | $549,900 |
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| 6870 Orchid Tree Dr | 2.01 | 2,541 | $1,680,000 |
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| 6240 Highway 1 | 2.25 | 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 2 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $6,566 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $13,132 and $16,415.
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 2 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $422 per month and a monthly household income of $1,223 ($14,676 per year)