Brevard County's largest city continues to grow! The central Florida city of Palm Bay has traveled light years from its origins as a small agricultural community with orange and banana groves to become a center of expansion on Florida’s Space Coast.
Today, the city of more than 140,000 is home to Patrick Space Force Base and is conveniently located minutes from West Melbourne's tech and aerospace hub. “We’re the largest city in Brevard County, not only in population but also in land mass, so there’s a lot of space for growth,” says Nancy Peltonen, president and CEO of the Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce.
Residential development continues in Palm Bay, which has annexed land in recent years to make room for new infrastructure projects. “They’re building left and right in Palm Bay. There are so many homes to choose from,” says Tammy Brown, a real estate agent with Atlantic Group Real Estate. “There are around 4,500 listings in Brevard County and about 2,000 are in Palm Bay. If you’re looking for brand new construction at a great price, you can’t really beat Palm Bay.”
Palm Bay’s growth is directly related to its proximity to the employment hub in neighboring West Melbourne. Several Northrop Grumman facilities anchor a collection of companies concentrated around the Melbourne Orlando International Airport, another major employer, about 6 miles away. Other companies represented include Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, Collins Aerospace and L3Harris, a technology firm and defense contractor headquartered in West Melbourne. “Palm Bay is a place where people move who either work remotely or work in West Melbourne,” Brown says. “It’s more of a bedroom community, even though it is massive.”
As employment opportunities bring more residents to Palm Bay, the city has responded by annexing land for mixed-use development projects. The signature project is Ashton Park, located just east of Interstate 95 along the county’s tech corridor. Plans for the $2.5 billion project include 6 million square feet of commercial space, with more than 1 million set aside for a 50-acre downtown district, and approximately 3,700 single-family homes. Construction is slated to begin in 2025.
1,256 people live in Palm Bay, where the median age is 44 and the average individual income is $61,126. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Palm Bay, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Emerald Coast Olive Oil, Tiki Mike's Exotic Tea and Coffee Bar, and The Bun Lab.
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| Dining · $ | 4.94 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 4.33 miles | 16 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 1.83 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.72 miles | 7 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.29 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.94 miles | 15 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.31 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 3.29 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.23 miles | 10 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.18 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 3.29 miles | 12 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 3.31 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Nightlife | 1.95 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.88 miles | 7 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
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Palm Bay has 573 households, with an average household size of 2. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Palm Bay do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 1,256 people call Palm Bay home. The population density is 6,957.52 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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