Why Would Anyone Want to Live in Satellite Beach Florida?

Satellite Beach is a beautiful oceanfront community, located on the east coast of Florida.  Surrounded by water, it boasts both ocean and river frontage.  It is the largest beach side community in South Brevard County. There are 7.7 miles of shoreline, including 2.8 miles on the  Atlantic Ocean, and 1.3 miles of Banana River shoreline, plus shoreline fronting navigable canals connected to the Banana River. The average daytime temperature is 90 °F  in the summer months and 73 °F in the winter months. 

You can enjoy Satellite Beach's "vacation like atmosphere,"while still being close to everything.   It's just minutes from Patrick Air Force Base, about forty minutes from Port Canaveral and a little over an hour from the Orlando International Airport.   

According to the 2010 Census Data from 2010, the populations 10,109, with the median age being 45 years old.  The median household income is $58,605.     There are a little over eleven thousand housing units, with a little less than 3000 of those being rentals.  There are 982 seasonal rental units.  The average home sold price is $237,325.  The average rental price is $1,651.   Forty two percent of the population are long term residents having lived in their homes for more than 5 years

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If you love wildlife, Satellite Beach may just be the city for you.  There are Atlantic loggerhead sea turtles and green sea turtles that nest on the city's ocean beaches.  Endangered right whales calve off the city's shoreline, and West Indian manatees frequent the canals as well as the Banana River.  You may even see bald eagles forage over Samsons Island.

There is lot’s to do and see in Satellite Beach, with numerous public parks, beaches, a community center, library, lots of restaurants and shops.   One of the parks, is The Satellite Beach Sports and Recreation Park which is thirty five acre park.  It has a walking trail, Skate Park, Dog Park, Frisbee fields, soccer fields and volleyball courts.  My dogs personally have enjoyed the dog park many times. It is always clean and even had a dog washing area.  The walking trail is also great to ride bicycles on and to walk the dogs enjoying the beautiful weather. 

So why would anyone want to live in Satellite Beach, Florida? The real question is why wouldn’t anyone want to live in Satellite Beach, Florida? I love living in Satellite Beach and think you would too.