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

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
1205 Marigold Dr Mobile Home 1,238 B
1201 Marigold Dr Mobile Home 1,344 B
1202 Croton Dr Mobile Home 1,012 B
1204 Croton Dr Mobile Home 1,012 B
1200 Croton Dr Mobile Home 1,522 B
1207 Marigold Dr Mobile Home 1,104 B
1206 Croton Dr Mobile Home 1,370 B
1202 Marigold Dr Mobile Home 989 B
1204 Marigold Dr Mobile Home 1,347 B
1200 Marigold Dr Mobile Home 1,359 B
1209 Marigold Dr Mobile Home 805 B
1206 Marigold Dr Mobile Home 1,202 B
1208 Croton Dr Mobile Home 1,117 B
1208 Marigold Dr Mobile Home 1,404 B
1479 Gardenia Dr Mobile Home 1,056 B
1211 Marigold Dr Mobile Home 1,514 B
1203 Croton Dr Mobile Home 1,380 B
1475 Gardenia Dr Mobile Home 1,056 B
1200 Barefoot Blvd Mobile Home 1,322 B
1205 Croton Dr Mobile Home 1,137 B
1201 Croton Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
940 Periwinkle Cir Mobile Home 1,481 B
1471 Gardenia Dr Mobile Home 1,096 B
1207 Croton Dr Mobile Home 1,414 B
1210 Marigold Dr Mobile Home 1,380 B
1469 Gardenia Dr Mobile Home 989 B
1207 Barefoot Blvd Mobile Home 1,514 B
1209 Barefoot Blvd Mobile Home 1,382 B
1205 Barefoot Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
1211 Barefoot Blvd Mobile Home 1,926 B
1209 Croton Dr Mobile Home 1,248 B
1203 Barefoot Blvd Vacant Residential 0 L
1213 Barefoot Blvd Mobile Home 1,563 B
1481 Barefoot Cir Mobile Home 1,515 B
1465 Gardenia Dr Mobile Home 1,164 B
938 Periwinkle Cir Mobile Home 1,454 B
1479 Barefoot Cir Mobile Home 1,351 B
1000 Barefoot Cir Mobile Home 1,344 B
1477 Barefoot Cir Mobile Home 1,404 B
943 Periwinkle Cir Mobile Home 1,269 B
945 Periwinkle Cir Mobile Home 782 B
947 Periwinkle Cir Mobile Home 1,012 B
936 Periwinkle Cir Mobile Home 1,432 B
941 Periwinkle Cir Mobile Home 1,061 B
1475 Barefoot Cir Mobile Home 1,255 B
1002 Barefoot Cir Mobile Home 1,311 B
949 Periwinkle Cir Mobile Home 966 B
1482 Gardenia Dr Mobile Home 1,209 B
1478 Gardenia Dr Mobile Home 1,368 B

Nearest MLS Listings

Nearest properties for sale within 3 miles of this location

AddressMilesSq FtPrice 
916 Frangi Pani Dr .3 1,372 $215,000
927 Spruce St .47 1,150 $184,500
5319 Bannock St .65 1,269 $220,000
616 Puffin Dr .88 650 $155,000
413 Plover Dr 1.06 0 $79,500
7656 Highway 1 1.28 1,447 $549,900
6870 Orchid Tree Dr 1.66 2,541 $1,680,000
6240 Highway 1 1.82 1,152 $1,899,900
47 Vip Is 2.68 1,150 $699,900
5615 Schefflera Pl 2.88 0 $129,000

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 23 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $29,090 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $58,180 and $72,725.

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 23 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $724 per month and a monthly household income of $2,202 ($26,424 per year)

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