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 State:     Florida

City:       Melbourne

Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. As of 2008, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 77,351.  Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay -- Melbourne -- Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The city was named Melbourne in honor of its first postmaster, Cornthwaite John Hector, an Englishman who had spent much of his life in Melbourne, Australia.^[

Melbourne originally was a training area for Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.  Some soldiers, who were attracted to the river and the ocean, returned and bought land at 5 cents per acre. After the Civil War, pioneer families arrived and Melbourne was founded in the late 1860s by former slaves.

In late 1942 the Naval Air Station Melbourne was established as a site to train newly commissioned Navy and Marine pilots for WWII. The program ran until 1946, and the land that was used for that program makes up most of what is currently the Melbourne International Airport.^[10] In 1969, the cities of Eau Gallie and Melbourne voted to merge, forming modern day Melbourne.

The Melbourne International Airport is located near the center of the city. Melbourne is one of the cities which makes up the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metropolitan area. Its proximity to Orlando and access to the beach have helped establish a tourism industry. It has the second largest population on the Space Coast. Melbourne contains defense and technology companies with a high concentration of high-tech workers.

In May 2005, the Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay area was among the top 20 in home price appreciation from 2003 to 2004.  Melbourne is also home to the Florida Institute of Technology and houses a campus for the Brevard Community College (BCC).

The area has three hospitals, day care for senior citizens, hospice, walk-in and urgent care facilities.

Income & Housing Costs Numbers:

Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,598 (it was $34,571 in 2000)

Melbourne:	$39,598
Florida:	$47,778

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,212

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $175,100 (it was $80,300 in 2000)

Melbourne:	$175,100
Florida:	$218,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $190,266; Detached houses: $200,156; Townhouses or other attached units: $143,163; In 2-unit structures: $89,000; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $325,865; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,379; Mobile homes: $20,007; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $23,639

Median gross rent in 2008: $856.

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Melbourne: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

 In-Depth Facts and Figures as listed below, plus other information:

·        Climate Charts

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2.      Precipitation (Rain)

3.      Humidity

4.      Wind Speed (MPH)

5.      Snowfall

6.      Sunshine

7.      Cloudy Days

·        Tornado Activity History

·        Hospitals & Medical

·        Airports

·        Colleges/Universities

·        High Schools

·        Locations of Interest

·        Shopping Centers

·        Churches

·        Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Creeks/Parks

·        Tourist Attractions

·        Banks

·        Housing Costs Information

·        Crime Statistics

·        Radio Stations AM/FM

·        TV Broadcast Stations

·        Discussion Forums

For the above information and photos, click this link:

http://www.city-data.com/city/Melbourne-Florida.html

Total Tax Burden--Data for Calculation

http://www.retirementliving.com/RLstate1.html#FLORIDA

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