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

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
3319 Coltoni Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3335 Coltoni Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3326 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3313 Coltoni Ave Sw Vacant Residential Land - Single Family Platted 0 L
3318 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3334 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3343 Coltoni Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3312 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3342 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3307 Coltoni Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3351 Coltoni Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
1009 Rouse Cir Sw Vacant Residential Land - Single Family Platted 0 L
1004 Rouse Cir Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3350 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
1194 Rouse Cir Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3327 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3319 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3335 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3359 Coltoni Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3313 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3343 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
1010 Rouse Cir Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
1003 Rouse Cir Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
1188 Rouse Cir Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3366 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3358 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential Land - Single Family Platted 0 L
3307 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3351 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
1193 Rouse Cir Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3367 Coltoni Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3306 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential Land - Single Family Platted 0 L
3326 Belpark Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
1016 Rouse Cir Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3318 Belpark Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3334 Belpark Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3359 Chowin Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
1014 Ponder St Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
1182 Rouse Cir Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
1187 Rouse Cir Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3312 Belpark Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3342 Belpark Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
1015 Rouse Cir Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3375 Coltoni Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3306 Belpark Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L
3350 Belpark Ave Sw Vacant Residential 0 L

Nearest MLS Listings

Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location

AddressMilesSq FtPrice 
1043 Totenko St Sw .15 0 $22,500
878 Wren St Sw .28 0 $24,900
3159 Sage Ave Sw .3 0 $29,900
3159 Papaya Ave Sw .4 0 $24,500
870 Kimberly Rd Sw .46 0 $50,000
757 Sandlewood St Sw .52 0 $39,500
1080 Echinata St Sw .67 0 $15,000
1341 Laredo St Sw .84 0 $35,000
590 St Andre Blvd Sw .85 0 $45,000
642 Treasure Cove St Sw .85 0 $27,000
782 Sandpiper St Sw .94 0 $50,000
881 Yellowtail St Sw 1.11 0 $50,000
448 St Andre Blvd Sw 1.13 0 $400,000
2796 Acmar Ave Sw 1.14 0 $19,500
856 Starfish St Sw 1.18 0 $30,000

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $65,996. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $23,217 per year. The top 10% earn more than $150,879 per year. The top 1% earn more than $414,648 per year. Most renters earn between $28,332 (20th percentile) and $50,268 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $131,992 and $164,990.

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 $847. Most renters earn between $2,361 and $4,189 per month. They typically spend 33% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $608 (20th percentile) to $1,140 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 8%.

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