521 Thor Ave, Palm Bay
Brevard County Real Estate - Malabar
Malabar is a small town located south of Palm Bay in Brevard County, Florida. Established in 1883 and incorporated in 1962, Malabar is known for its old-Florida atmosphere and semi-rural environment.
Malabar is in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 2,757. Malabar is approximately 52 miles from Port Saint Lucie (population 164,603) and around 3 miles from Palm Bay (population 103,190).
The median age for residents of Malabar is 50. Around 25.1% of Malabar households include school aged children and 32.4% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 91.6% of the Malabar population are White, 3.8% are Black or African American, .4% American Indian, .9% Asian and 2.4% are Two or more Races.
There are 1,239 housing units in Malabar. 115 (9.2%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. Malabar is a tourist destination, 36.5% (42) of it's vacant housing units were classed as seasonal, recreational or for occasional use. There are 128 residential rental units in Malabar. 111 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 12.5%.
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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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| 521 Thor Ave Se | Light manufacturing | 11,904 | B |
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| 510 Thor Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 501 Thor Ave Se | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 3,412 | C |
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| 500 Thor Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 531 Thor Ave Se | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 499 Thor Ave Se | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 3,412 | C |
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| 498 Thor Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 520 Thor Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 541 Thor Ave Se | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 491 Thor Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 490 Thor Ave Se | Vacant Residential | 0 | L | |
| 551 Thor Ave Se | Vacant Commercial | 0 | L | |
| 495 Martin Rd Se | Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing | 4,274 | B |
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| 481 Thor Ave Se | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 3,456 | C |
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| 480 Thor Ave Se | Multi-family - less than 10 units | 3,988 | 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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| 1333 Talleyrand St Se | .99 | 0 | $39,000 | |
| 1323 Talleyrand St Se | 1 | 0 | $39,000 | |
| 880 Malabar Rd | 1.23 | 900 | $1,500,000 |
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| 1139 Brickell St Se | 1.3 | 1,444 | $300,000 |
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| 789 Duncan Rd Se | 1.43 | 0 | $50,000 | |
| 2264 Ladner Rd Ne | 1.52 | 0 | $49,900 | |
| 967 Armstrong Rd Se | 1.61 | 0 | $59,900 | |
| 961 Armstrong Rd Se | 1.62 | 0 | $59,900 | |
| 1215 Shell Ct Ne | 1.67 | 960 | $139,900 |
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| 899 Andrew St Se | 1.74 | 0 | $459,900 | |
| 1647 Sadigo St Se | 1.79 | 0 | $399,990 | |
| 1203 Linmoor Cir Ne | 1.89 | 1,320 | $350,000 |
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| 1572 Malabar Rd | 1.94 | 0 | $295,000 | |
| 1051 Johnston Rd Se | 1.96 | 0 | $40,000 | |
| 1495 Absaroka Ln | 1.98 | 0 | $220,000 | |
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