Cocoa Beach, Florida

It's a walkable barrier-island town in Brevard County with beach access, surf culture, and Space Coast launches, plus Orlando roughly an hour inland. Assigned schools include Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High and Theodore Roosevelt Elementary. If you want ocean proximity without being isolated from a major metro, it's a strong fit.

Median list price is $499,000, though listings run from $220,000 all the way to $2,199,000, so there's real range. The average price per square foot is $384 on a median home size of 1,363 square feet. Condos keep the entry point accessible, while seven luxury homes ($1m+) define the top of the market.

Active listings show a $499,000 median list price, and over the last 12 months 68 homes sold at a median of $442,500. That gap tells you sellers are getting about 95% of asking on average. You can also browse by price to see what's available at the lower end.

There are 33 active listings and homes are selling in a median of 38 days, with 68 closings in the past year. Sellers average 95% of asking, so it's a fairly balanced market rather than a bidding frenzy. Inventory skews toward condos, with just 8 single-family homes active.

Median HOA runs about $825/month, which reflects the condo-heavy inventory where fees often cover building and amenity upkeep. Median property tax is around $5,095/year. If you'd rather rent first, median rent sits near $2,625/month among homes for rent.