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Living in Grant-Valkaria, FL

Grant-Valkaria is a small town of 4,921 people in Brevard County, Florida. It's about 6 miles from Palm Bay, FL and 53 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 72°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $550k and rent runs about $2k a month.

4,921people
$550kTypical home
$1,556/moRent
91° / 72°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
145Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 4,921
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 181 people per sq mi
  • 53 mi to Orlando, FL
  • 6 mi to Palm Bay, FL
  • 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $550k (≈$3,471/mo)
  • Median rent $1,556/mo
  • Median household income $120k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 91°F
  • Winter highs around 72°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
  • 292 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
  • 73 cloudy days a year
  • 17 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 145 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (626 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 60
  • 16% of households have kids
  • 40% are 65 or older
  • 38% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 34 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 12 mi to MLB airport
  • 57 mi to MCO (major hub)
  • 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 95% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1997
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 30 ft
  • 4 mi to the ocean
  • 39 mi to a big lake
  • 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 7 mi to the nearest campground
  • 35 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 450 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 38 bars within 25 mi
  • 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 15 museums within 25 mi
  • 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 14 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 22% of Florida districts (reading)
  • 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 6 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 6 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Brevard County: R+21 in 2024
  • Florida: R+13 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • High wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Very low flood risk
  • Low drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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