Steve Johnson is a Realtor serving all of South Brevard County. These areas include Palm Bay, Melbourne, West Melbourne, Malabar, Valkaria, Grant, Micco, Viera, Suntree, Baytree, Palm Shores, Rockledge, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbour Beach, and other beach properties.
Melbourne beach
When Ponce de Leon landed near Melbourne Beach in 1513,
he became the first European to set foot in Florida.
Melbourne Beach is Brevard County's oldest beach community. It was established
in 1883 by a retired Union general. Pineapples were grown there until 1895,
when freezing weather wiped out crops and ended commercial farming there.
In 1921, the Melbourne Causeway was built, connecting Melbourne beach to
the mainland via the town of Indialantic. In 1923 it was incorporated as
a town.
The town's population oscillated until World War II, when it began
growing steadily. Currently, it is largely residential, with an elementary
school, some businesses, and many condominums in the unincorporated areas
to the north and south.
In 2007, it was voted one of ten best bargain retirement spots in America.
This
island, approximately 35 miles in length, stretches from Cape Canaveral to
the north to the Sebastian Inlet (see The Sebastian Inlet State Park) to
the south. Melbourne Beach is neighbored by the town of Indialantic to the
north.
Personal income:2006
The median income for a household in the town was $57,035, and the median
income for a family was $62,139. Males had a median income of $46,424 versus
$34,028 for females. The per capita income for the town was $31,489.
Median home value was $425,500 in 2007.
Melbourne Beach is second in Brevard for per capita income and 124 out of 887 places.