What’s it like to live in Brevard County, FL?

Have We Mentioned The Weather?

Okay, the weather is not the only reason to live here, but it’s certainly a factor. Ocean breezes keep us cool in the summer, and the southern latitude keeps us warm in the winter. Whatever your outdoor activity is, whether golf, tennis, baseball, running, surfing or quiet strolls in the park, you can do it all year long. Tee off in January? Go for it.

Are you a nature lover? Brevard is nature lover’s paradise. There are approximately 4,000 species of animals locally, including North American river otters, bobcats, white-tailed deer, raccoons, rabbits and squirrels. Though rare, it’s not unheard of to see a Florida panther. Aquatic wildlife includes manatees and bottlenose dolphins. During the months from May through October, thousands of sea turtles cam be seen coming ashore to dig their nests and lay eggs. During this same period, the babies will hatch, dig their way up through the sand nest, and crawl across the beach into the Atlantic Ocean.

Brevard offers affordable housing with median house prices at $326,350. We have a diverse and growing economy with opportunities in tourism, aerospace, manufacturing, professional and medical services leading the way.

Published by the Milken Institute, the Palm Bay, Melbourne, Titusville area Ranked #5 in 2022 of Best Performing Cities. The report notes our area owes much of its economic success to a diversified, high-tech industrial base, including aerospace and defense industries whose growth has been heavily stimulated by the development of the nearby John F. Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Major employers include L3 Harris, Renesas Electronics, and Raytheon Technologies. Thanks to its specialty in defense and semiconductors, the city was ranked as the fourthlargest city for manufacturing in the US and has the largest concentration of STEM-related jobs in Florida.36 The region also hosts the Florida Institute of Technology’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design facility and R&D center, providing research support and employment.

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