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.