[DougB]

Originally Posted by justjim

The so called Space Coast is close by and Cocoa Beach would be suitable with golf courses, beach and plenty of restaurants. A plus----the prices of homes and condos are rather depressed because our space program has been put on the "back burner.".

We have a home here and one on the Space Coast. Space Coast is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't suggest anyone retire there permanently.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by justjim

The so called Space Coast is close by and Cocoa Beach would be suitable with golf courses, beach and plenty of restaurants. A plus----the prices of homes and condos are rather depressed because our space program has been put on the "back burner.".

Many advantages to living on the Space Coast of Florida.

Beyond rocket launches, the Space Coast has advantages that are attractive to more than 500,000 people who live in Brevard County. That would be including the "mainland".

The barrier island has a very low population and life moves at a much more leisurely pace.

The "barrier island" offers a whole new world for those who enjoy serene small town living in close proximity to beautiful peaceful non touristy beaches. We've looked at some homes that are only three houses in from the Atlantic Ocean beach. Even if you lived midway on the barrier island, it's a narrow strip.......you could walk to the beach or walk to the intracoastal river. Ideal for those who love the water.

The beaches are a major attraction. Some of the more famous beaches are Sebastian Inlet Beach, Indialantic Beach and of course Cocoa Beach, home of the hit TV show of the late 60's, I Dream Of Jeannie. Also, Indian Harbor Beach and Melbourne Beach.
A great Hilton Hotel Resort is on Melbourne Beach.

The pretty little town of Indialantic by the Sea is merely one mile wide by one mile long with a population of no more than 3,000 people, with a slower pace of life in general and slower traffic, for sure. One would never ever get lost......that's for sure.

To it's north is Satellite Beach; to its south is Indian Harbor Beach and Melbourne Beach......then down to Sebastian Inlet.....

We like the thought of a town that is one mile long by one mile wide, with every convenience and service needed. Fifth Avenue has upscale shops, restaurants and so on......no need to leave the island except if one needed a hospital or the airport 8 minutes away in Melbourne.

The Space Coast is a great retirement place for seniors as the Melbourne and Palm Bay areas were voted the 4th best place to retire in the nation a few years ago. Many senior communities dot Brevard County and the medical community offers a wide range of advanced services for retired citizens. The Space Coast a great place to spend your golden years.

Boating is a major outdoor recreational activity in Brevard County. With the Indian River Lagoon, also known as the Intracoastal Waterway, Lake Washington, the St. Johns River and other waterways, boaters can enjoy such activities as water skiing, fishing, air boating, canoeing and more. Canal 54 on the Brevard County, Indian River County line is a favorite area for waterskiers and ski clubs. Professional level ski tournaments have been held in canal 54. Many marinas and mooring/docking boat facilities on the intracoastal.

Life along the Space Coast evolves at a serene pace without the business, traffic, congestion and crime of the big city. It's a safe and serene place to live.

All the towns in Brevard County still somewhat have that small town feel while having access to big city amenities.

Headline musical and entertainment acts can be found in concert at The King Center on the campus of Brevard Community College in north Melbourne and the Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball team call Space Coast Stadium home for spring training. The Brevard County Manatees round out the rest of baseball season for sports fans in Brevard to enjoy.

For more big time entertainment and culture, the Space Coast is situated so that Orlando and everything that goes with it is just a 45 minute drive from anywhere in Brevard County.

With so much to enjoy and access to many activities, recreation, beautiful weather and more, the Space Coast of Florida is one of the best places to live in the nation.

If you ever get the chance to see a Shuttle launch and spend time in any of Brevard County's many quaint communities you will be hooked and then you to may want to call the Space Coast home.

The beaches are empty and peaceful. The Catholic Church in Indialantic by the Sea has held their Easter Sunrise Services on the beach with huge crowds attending.

The summer sea breezes off of the ocean are another plus. Lovely homes close to the beach offer the best of both worlds.........small town living and the seashore. Prices are amazingly low due to the downsizing of the space industry. A four bedroom, 2 to 3 bathroom home with fireplaced living room, family room, dining room, eat in "open kitchen", inground pool/spa and birdcage can be had for around $300,000. Taxes are low. Some have "cabana guest suites" off the lanai and pool....for visiting guests. I doubt if they'd ever leave with these private accommodations. Many custom built homes at excellent prices.

ONE BIG PLUS. Mail is delivered in all of Indialantic TO YOUR OWN MAILBOX ON YOUR FRONT LAWN.....or to your slot in the front door of your home.

There is a very attractive very long fishing pier which juts out into the ocean and two great beachfront parks.......it's a beach community....but not necessarily a tourist destination. Kind of like a best kept "secret".

Another plus is that many cruise ship lines depart from Port Canaveral up by Cape Kennedy. South of Indialantic is Sebastian Inlet, known for its great fishing....and below that is Vero Beach.......Hutchinson Island, then Jupiter, Palm Beach and so on..........just a nice leisurely, slow Sunday ride up and down the coast....

A Sunday drive along A1A , through all of these small towns , is very relaxing compared to the Florida turnpike.

Also, as I mentioned, Melbourne has a regional airport on the mainland........just about 8 minutes from the barrier islands of Indialantic, Satellite Beach, Indian Harbor Beach, Melbourne Beach.

Two short causeways connect the mainland of Melbourne to the barrier island.........

For those who do like "small town living"..........it's an option.

The ocean breezes can't be beat. Right now they are tracking Katherine, the Great White Shark. I sent our grandkids the link to that.......

Canal homes can also be found......for the boating enthusiast. What's better than being able to dock your boat in your own backyard.

WE just received TWENTY INCHES OF NEW SNOW on top of mounds of OLD SNOW.........now have had to knock off five feet long icycles from the doors of our three season sunroom........it's like living in SIBERIA.

However, we were so thankful for our thirty something year old neighbor who came often to plow us out with his snow plow even though his transmission on his truck was konking out.........it made us realize that it can be a "plus" to have neighbors of all ages in our town and neighborhood.........because just as we helped our elderly neighbors when we were young, we now are the beneficiaries of the kindness of the more able bodied youthful neighbors.........plus living in such a place as the space coast barrier islands would assure us that our children and grandchildren could freely come and stay as long as they wished, especially our five grandchildren (with more to come) during their school and summer vacations.......they'd love the Florida beaches as much as they love the Maine and Massachusetts beaches......with no traffic jams, as the beaches are wonderfully empty.

So much to think about and ponder. Sometimes it just comes to one.....in a flash.

[DougB]

Senior, nice copying and pasting from Living On The Space Coast Of Florida
written seven years ago by Alan LeStourgeon
Too many inaccuracies to address. This is 2014.

[LynnDeb]

These once beautiful areas are not as safe as before

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by DougB

Senior, nice copying and pasting from Living On The Space Coast Of Florida
written seven years ago by Alan LeStourgeon
Too many inaccuracies to address. This is 2014.

Just sharing our own memories of the place, along with information that is out there........

Indialantic, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indialantic Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


It hasn't changed much since we lived down there in the 1970's.
We've always had fond memories of the area.......and have come to the conclusion we prefer a smaller community near the ocean.

Can't beat walks on the beach........nor a nice place for the grandchildren to play. God willing. Hope it works out for us.

Obviously, no place on earth is absolutely perfect, but we still have contacts there who have enjoyed a long happy life with no major issues. We've explored both coasts of Florida (except the Panhandle) and always keep coming back to Indialantic.......

To each his own. We are used to low density.....and less traffic.
Always gravitate to the seashore..........so it's kind of a no brainer for us, especially since we are not golfers. I'm hoping my husband can find a nice boat to replace the one he sold.........again, God willing.

p.s. On several occasions when our adult kids were vacationing in Disney World, they would take a "side trip" to see where they once lived as little ones, collecting shells and coral on the beach. Both had fond memories of the area. Our daughter went to kindergarten at Patrick Air Force Base. My husband worked for a retired Air Force Colonel, name of Kelsey. Just happy memories. Sorry they bothered you.

[TrudyM]

Originally Posted by Cathy H

Hawaii!

If you haven't lived there you might not like it over time.
It is 59% more expensive than the villages. Ie electricity was in 2012 $.35 a kilowatt versus I think I read about $.07 here. Plus locals really don't like mainland transplants, my inlaws are still not thrilled about me. But then maybe that's just me.

Did no-one consider Nevada or Arizona or did I miss a post?

[Medtrans]

Interesting that you mentioned Nevada and Arizona as we have been thinking of TV versus Arizona. We have been to TV on a few occasions and this weekend we are coming for the lifestyle preview. I think we have decided on TV based on the golf alone, and everything else that comes with retirement there. I wonder though if anyone has a thought about TV versus AZ. I have to say that we like the hot dry weather, but we like golf better. We can't wait to come down there this weekend and get out of this weather in the Chicago area, 6 to 8 inches of snow today so everyone reading this, enjoy your day in the nice weather!

[OpusX1]

We like The Lower Keys and Key West and Sun City Summerlin in Nevada both have pluse's and minus's. Also would consider waterfront property in Inverness but we like th planned retirement communities better.

[collie1228]

Originally Posted by lovsthosebigdogs

If TV didn't have CYV we never would have considered living here. Does anyone know of any other 55+ communities that have homes with fenced properties? I came from an area that had many, many adult communities and NONE of them ever had any with personal fences. All the amenities were just the bonus that pushed us into purchasing. If TV didn't exist and we couldn't have found any other with fences we probably would have found a home in NOLA in the Quarter or in Algiers.

This is an interesting question. When we were looking for possible alternatives to TV, I checked as many 55+ communities as I could find in Florida, and never found any that had walled-in CYV's like TV. There are a few communities that allow fences, and a few with CYV's that have mostly small paved courtyards (more of a walled-in patio like you see at the condos in Spanish Springs), but nothing like the CYV we bought in TV with a nice sized, grass covered, private courtyard for the dog. The CYV was a huge selling point for us, along with the golf and virtually unlimited activities.

[Bay Kid]

The Northern Neck of Virginia! We are surrounded by rivers and creeks all leading to the beautiful Chesapeake Bay and on to the Atlantic Ocean. We are a rural area of around 11,000 people, but we have all the convenience of city living and within 1-1 1/2 of Richmond, Willamsburg. Several restaurants, good shopping, a hospital and a fine country club. Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club has indoor/outdoor tennis, pickelball, pool, yacht dockage, beautiful 18 hole golf course and an excellent private restaurant.
All the fresh seafood you can eat and great bay beaches.

[billethkid]

my first criteria is no SNOW, threat of snow or nearness of or related to snow weather.

We have been a lot of places in the world and FL fits 90% of our requirements.

If no TV then we would gravitate to the Clearwater area.

I suspect there are few if any communities with the extensive lifestyle array available in TV.

I am glad this is a hypothetical exercise only!

[coconutmama]

My sister has been priced out of TV for a villa or 3/2 home, so she is looking at other 55+ communities listed in the top 50 survey for master planned communities (TV made the top 100, but not the top 50 in the retirement magazine's survey). She has lived in VA, MD, OK, CA & ME, among other states. She'll be looking at Del Webb, Mt Dora & Solivita this spring. Wish I knew the criteria the magazine used, but I bet pricing was one of them.

[Cisco Kid]

Originally Posted by coconutmama

My sister has been priced out of TV for a villa or 3/2 home, so she is looking at other 55+ communities listed in the top 50 survey for master planned communities (TV made the top 100, but not the top 50 in the retirement magazine's survey). She has lived in VA, MD, OK, CA & ME, among other states. She'll be looking at Del Webb, Mt Dora & Solivita this spring. Wish I knew the criteria the magazine used, but I bet pricing was one of them.

I can relate to being priced out. If the prices keep going up even 1/2 as much as they have lately by the time I retire there will be no chance of TV.

[coconutmama]

Can you buy now & rent it out? How far away from retirement are you? We bought 4 years before retirement. With rates down it seemed the thing to do, but we know not everyone can.

[red tail]

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