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A town of 5,982, settled in 2006.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Overall it grades B−, 201st among Florida's 634 graded towns. The median household earns $120K and it has 8 miles of trail. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $542K for a typical one and 6.9 times the Palm Bay metro’s $78K median household income. 22% of the land in Grant-Valkaria is conserved, above both the Florida town median (3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On walkability, just 33 of Florida’s 776 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Grant Flatwoods Sanctuary, 742 acres with 1.7 miles of trail.
Where Grant-Valkaria beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
3,850 counted in 2010 and 4,509 in 2020; an estimated 5,982 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 32.7% since 2020, after 17.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Grant-Valkaria is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1990 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant-Valkaria, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Grant-Valkaria.
Grant-Valkaria has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less no health insurance than most of Florida, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
The median household earns $119,583, against $74,568 across Florida, one input to its A for jobs and income.
In the comparison, Grant-Valkaria comes against 20% in Florida’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. People 65 and older are 41% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (21% statewide). Grant-Valkaria’s median age is 59.7 years.
| Grant-Valkaria | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59.7 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 10% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 31% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Grant-Valkaria | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24.3% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.7% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.7% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.3% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Its public schools are run by the Brevard school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Palm Charter SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 339 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Since 1999, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Grant-Valkaria.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 6.9 years of the Palm Bay metro’s $78K median household income, the typical home (about $542K) costs more against local pay than in 82% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
97% of Grant-Valkaria households own their home. The typical Grant-Valkaria home is worth about $542,000, up 3.5% in a year, 44% above the Florida typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Grant-Valkaria has 602 jobs for its 2,035 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 455 in 2013 to 602.
Most working residents leave Grant-Valkaria for work: only 3% work in town. The average trip to work in Grant-Valkaria is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Grant-Valkaria grew to 602 in 2023, 147 more than in 2013.
| Grant-Valkaria | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $120,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
8.3 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grant Flatwoods Sanctuary | 1.7 mi | 742 |
| 2. Grant-Valkaria Community Park | 1.2 mi | 30 |
| 3. Grant Community Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Florida is no health insurance: 8.9% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 15.9% statewide. Against the 5,791 U.S. towns with household incomes like Grant-Valkaria’s, it is less healthy than 67%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Grant-Valkaria beats the Florida average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Grant-Valkaria.
| Grant-Valkaria | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Grant-Valkaria | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.1% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 53.1°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.3°. The Melbourne Wfo weather station, 13 miles away, records that about 76 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 96% of Florida places with climate records.
Grant-Valkaria has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Grant-Valkaria | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 53°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grant-Valkaria. Close and well known come first.
22 mi Zoo & aquariumBrevard Zoo
34 mi MuseumNational Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
35 mi MuseumCape Canaveral Space Force Museum
15 mi MuseumAmerican Muscle Car Museum
25 mi GardenMcKee Botanical GardenBrevard Zoo: Rusty Clark from merritt usland FLA, CC BY 2.0 · National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum: Bubba73 (You talkin' to me?), (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Muscle Car Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McKee Botanical Garden: Robert Lawton, CC BY 2.5
1 within 15 miles of the center of Grant-Valkaria
About 3 of every 100 Grant-Valkaria residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
21.9% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Town in Florida, United States
Grant-Valkaria is a town in Brevard County, Florida. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town's population was 4,509 as the 2020 census, up from 3,850 at the 2010 census.
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3 towns share a border with Grant-Valkaria.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant-Valkaria | #201 | B− | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Palm Bay | #334 | C | C | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Malabar | #16 | A− | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Micco | #339 | C | B− | — | B+ | C+ |
Grant-Valkaria, Malabar and Micco report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Grant-Valkaria with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Grant-Valkaria grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #201 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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