Brevard County Real Estate - Palm Bay

Palm Bay is in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 103,190.

The median age for residents of Palm Bay is 39.8. Around 33.8% of Palm Bay households include school aged children and 28.7% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 72.9% of the Palm Bay population are White, 17.9% are Black or African American, .4% American Indian, 1.7% Asian and 3.5% are Two or more Races.

There are 45,220 housing units in Palm Bay. 5,738 (12.6%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 11,507 residential rental units in Palm Bay. 10,117 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 11.7%.

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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

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
2371 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,849 C
2383 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 897 C
1049 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,188 C
1057 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,066 C
2365 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 988 C
2389 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 874 C
1041 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,182 C
1065 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,182 C
2382 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,073 C
2376 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,092 C
2359 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,092 C
2395 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,425 C
1033 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 2,288 C
1073 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 936 C
2388 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,300 C
2370 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,092 C
2364 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,129 C
2353 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,228 C
1025 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,182 C
2399 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 782 C
3059 Garden Ter Ne Single Family 801 C
3051 Garden Ter Ne Single Family 1,469 B
1056 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,408 C
1048 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 842 C
3091 Garden Ter Ne Single Family 1,250 C
1081 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,228 C
2398 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,230 C
3043 Garden Ter Ne Single Family 897 C
2358 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,092 C
1064 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,831 C
1042 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,021 C
2347 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,188 C
3035 Garden Ter Ne Single Family 806 C
1040 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,056 C
1017 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 936 C
1088 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,253 C
2352 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,092 C
3090 Garden Ter Ne Single Family 1,098 C
3027 Garden Ter Ne Single Family 1,176 C
1032 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 1,228 C
1089 Cabot Dr Ne Single Family 897 C
2341 Port Malabar Blvd Ne Single Family 1,182 C

Nearest MLS Listings

Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location

AddressMilesSq FtPrice 
925 Abeto St Ne .32 1,092 $299,900
4720 Dixie Hwy Ne .43 2,672 $1,399,000
3079 Indian River Dr Ne .45 672 $129,500
2971 Indian River Dr Ne .47 672 $158,000
4845 Dixie Hwy Ne .59 4,188 $5,999,982
2943 Gemini Ave Ne .61 1,499 $300,700
3900 Dixie Hwy Ne 1.39 815 $179,900
1495 Absaroka Ln 1.62 0 $220,000
1572 Malabar Rd 1.81 0 $295,000
1780 Big Cypress St Ne 1.92 1,104 $200,000
1780 Live Oak St Ne 1.95 828 $129,900
2264 Ladner Rd Ne 1.99 0 $49,900
920 Malabar Rd 2.16 1,035 $650,000
880 Malabar Rd 2.25 900 $1,500,000
2990 Highway A1a 2.39 3,072 $1,325,000

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 27 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $31,849 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $63,698 and $79,623.

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 27 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $766 per month and a monthly household income of $2,262 ($27,144 per year)

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