737 Barefoot Blvd, 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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| 735 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 726 | C |
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| 733 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 1,355 | B |
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| 731 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 684 | C |
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| 1114 Indigo Dr | Mobile Home | 1,288 | B |
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| 1112 Indigo Dr | Mobile Home | 1,288 | B |
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| 1200 Gardenia Dr | Mobile Home | 1,368 | B |
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| 729 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 1,490 | B |
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| 726 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 1,294 | B |
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| 724 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 672 | C |
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| 1110 Indigo Dr | Mobile Home | 960 | B |
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| 722 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 768 | B |
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| 720 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 720 | C |
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| 1108 Indigo Dr | Mobile Home | 1,836 | B |
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| 601 Draco Dr | Mobile Home | 1,362 | B |
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| 800 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,056 | B |
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| 1204 Gardenia Dr | Mobile Home | 1,380 | B |
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| 727 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 1,512 | B |
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| 718 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 1,152 | B |
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| 723 Silverthorn Ct | Mobile Home | 1,505 | B |
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| 721 Silverthorn Ct | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 1106 Indigo Dr | Mobile Home | 1,288 | B |
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| 603 Draco Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 719 Silverthorn Ct | Mobile Home | 782 | B |
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| 1113 Indigo Dr | Mobile Home | 980 | C |
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| 804 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,041 | B |
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| 1208 Gardenia Dr | Mobile Home | 1,081 | B |
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| 1205 Gardenia Dr | Mobile Home | 782 | B |
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| 716 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 672 | C |
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| 717 Silverthorn Ct | Mobile Home | 864 | B |
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| 725 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 1,012 | B |
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| 1111 Indigo Dr | Mobile Home | 1,066 | B |
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| 715 Silverthorn Ct | Mobile Home | 1,115 | B |
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| 808 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 1109 Indigo Dr | Mobile Home | 1,200 | B |
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| 1104 Indigo Dr | Mobile Home | 864 | C |
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| 1209 Gardenia Dr | Mobile Home | 1,186 | B |
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| 605 Draco Dr | Mobile Home | 1,209 | B |
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| 903 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 672 | C |
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| 714 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 672 | C |
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| 1212 Gardenia Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | B |
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| 713 Silverthorn Ct | Mobile Home | 1,170 | B |
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| 723 Barefoot Blvd | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 807 Silverthorn Ct | Mobile Home | 966 | B |
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| 1107 Indigo Dr | Mobile Home | 1,248 | B |
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| 900 Barefoot Blvd | Mobile Home | 1,324 | B |
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| 812 Waterway Dr | Mobile Home | 1,508 | B |
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| 1213 Gardenia Dr | Mobile Home | 1,324 | B |
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| 1108 Myrtle Dr | Mobile Home | 1,048 | B |
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| 1110 Myrtle Dr | Mobile Home | 1,104 | 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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| 916 Frangi Pani Dr | .16 | 1,372 | $215,000 |
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| 927 Spruce St | .2 | 1,150 | $184,500 |
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| 5319 Bannock St | .2 | 1,269 | $220,000 |
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| 616 Puffin Dr | .52 | 650 | $155,000 |
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| 413 Plover Dr | .62 | 0 | $79,500 | |
| 7656 Highway 1 | .84 | 1,447 | $549,900 |
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| 6240 Highway 1 | 1.84 | 1,152 | $1,899,900 |
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| 6870 Orchid Tree Dr | 2.08 | 2,541 | $1,680,000 |
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| 47 Vip Is | 2.72 | 1,150 | $699,900 |
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| 356 Aquarina Blvd | 3.04 | 2,103 | $675,000 |
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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 14 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $22,305 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $44,610 and $55,763.
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 14 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $643 per month and a monthly household income of $1,930 ($23,160 per year)