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Cocoa Beach Community

Cocoa Beach, with a population of 12,800 is truly a unique place with great diversity! Cocoa Beach is home to many thousands of real estate owners from all walks of life. Technology and the space age mix with historical buildings, colorful local characters, scenic views and natural wonders, and a unique pizzazz.

During the tourist season, the population is high as 30,000 people. The locals are friendly, usually offering a smile and a "hello" and sharing their love for the Cocoa Beach with those who love coming back again and again. And many do finally make the decision to relocate and purchase their own piece of paradise that is Cocoa Beach.

Cocoa Beach is a primary beach destination for Floridian mainlanders, and well known as the surfing capitol of the east Coast. Cocoa Beach is the hometown of a number of surfing champions - including six time world champ Kelly Slater.

Cocoa Beach is also home to an active retiree population, many of whom enjoyed long careers in America's space program. Strategically located right between the nation's major Space Complexes, Kennedy Space Center & Cape Canaveral and Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa Beach links the origination of the Space Race to the wonders of the coming future.

Cocoa Beach Culture

Arts and culture are very important to round out a Cocoa Beach's character and Cocoa Beach is an important part of Brevard County's cultural scene. The annual Space Coast Art Festival in downtown Cocoa Beach over the Thanksgiving weekend. This event draws artists from all over the country to display and offer for sale many varieties of art. It is also a social gathering where locals are able to get together with present and former residents who visit the area over the weekend.

Cocoa Beach Education

The City has three public schools including Cocoa Beach High School and two elementary schools plus two faith-based schools. The City of Cocoa Beach has within its city limits three public schools (two elementary and one junior-senior high school) and two faith-based schools. Cocoa Beach is part of the Brevard County School District. The Brevard County School District is one of the top ten districts in the State of Florida based on the May 2003 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) scores.

In the May 2003 edition of Newsweek Magazine, Cocoa Beach High School was one of the top 200 public high schools in the United States. CBHS was ranked number 188 out of over 26,000 public high schools in the United States. Fifteen other Florida schools were included in the top 200. CBHS offers an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.

• Cocoa Beach Junior High School
• Cocoa Beach Senior High School
• Roosevelt Elementary School
• Freedom 7 Elementary School
• Our Savior's Catholic School
• Cocoa Beach Christian School

Area Colleges and Universities:

• Brevard Community College (BCC)
• University of Central Florida (UCF)
• Rollins College - Brevard
• Keiser College
• Florida Institute of Technology (FIT)

Cocoa Beach Employment

Cocoa Beach homeowners enjoy a ample employment opportunity largely doe to the diversity of local industry and business within Brevard County, especially with it's low unemployment rate of 5% or less. New and expanding businesses account for the 4,300 new jobs becoming available to homeowners in Brevard County between 1996 and 1997.

Cocoa Beach Housing

Brevard County is ranked as the 11th most affordable real estate area in the United State and the most affordable area in Dixie. There are over 5,500 condominiums and over 2,400 single family dwellings in Cocoa Beach with a median cost for a 3 bedroom single family home valued at $81,000. Cocoa Beach has also developed an outstanding residential retirement community.

Cocoa Beach real estate investors and primary residence real estate buyers both will appreciate the 40% rate of "homesteaded" residence property usage, with the remaining real estate property owned for "second home" use by seasonal residents or owned by rental real estate property owners.

Cocoa Beach Lifestyle

"You just have to love the water to fully enjoy Cocoa Beach!"

Cocoa Beach real estate owners share an interest in the quality of life, the tropical great outdoors with a unique geographical configuration and protecting the environment and its wildlife. Cocoa Beach residents enjoy a relaxed, laid back and casual barefoot beach lifestyle that's full of life!

Cocoa Beach is a great "night on the town", offering homeowners a diverse choice of dining options with all types of cuisine available throughout the community.

The character of Cocoa Beach has been shaped by its association with the Space Program, linking the birth of the Space Age with the wonder of the future. Missile launches are easily visible at Kennedy Space Center to the north.