Identity
Melbourne is a working city as much as a coastal one: major aerospace and defence employers, a university, a regional airport and a downtown that has been steadily revitalised, with the beaches a bridge away.
Brevard County
Melbourne
Greater OrlandoCentral Florida
The largest city on the Space Coast, with an aerospace and engineering employment base, a historic downtown and beachside communities across the river.
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Central Brevard County on the Indian River, at I-95 and US-192.
Everyday life
Work, downtown dining and river access on the mainland; beaches over the causeways.
- Historic downtown on New Haven Avenue.
- The Indian River Lagoon and its parks.
- Melbourne Orlando International Airport.
Housing
- Established mainland neighbourhoods of many eras.
- Beachside condominiums and homes in Indialantic and Melbourne Beach.
- Newer subdivisions west and south of the city.
New construction
Active on the western and southern edges, following employment growth.
Getting around
Car-based; I-95 runs north–south and the causeways cross to the beaches.
Honest trade-offs
What you accept when you choose this area.
Trade-offs
- Beachside and mainland are effectively two different markets.
- Coastal insurance applies across much of the county.
- Orlando is over an hour away in normal traffic.
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