Satellite Beach
Living in Satellite Beach, FL
The town of Satellite Beach is located on a barrier island with the Atlantic Ocean to the East, the Indian River to the West, and Orlando only an hour drive away. It is the perfect location for those looking to enjoy a laid-back life by the water. There’s a variety of condos & homes for sale in Satellite Beach, FL.
Satellite Beach is a wonderful place to live for many reasons! It’s an ideal place to raise a family due to it’s excellent safety rating and because all of the schools in Satellite Beach are A-rated. In fact, all of the Satellite Beaches have had an “A” rating for the last 7 years!
Walk down to the beach with your family or enjoy playing sports or having a picnic in one of the many parks. Maybe you and your kids can learn to surf together.
In addition to being a great place to raise kids, Satellite Beach is an excellent choice for retirees! Enjoy year-round sun and ocean breezes. Purchase one of the beachfront condos for sale in Satellite Beach, FL, and you’ll fall asleep to the sound of the waves and wake up to the sunrise. But you don’t have to wait to retire here; many residents are teleworkers who choose to enjoy the view from their oceanfront condo as they work.
Satellite Beach Sunrise
Ocean Reef Beach Festival
If you love nature, you should seriously consider calling Satellite Beach home! The city has led the way in Brevard County by being the first to create a Sustainability Board and implement a Sustainability Action Plan. The city of Satellite Beach is taking action to ensure that its residents will be able to enjoy the natural beauty of the area for generations to come! And if you’d like to volunteer there are so many ways to get involved in nature and help the community. You can participate in beach clean-ups, assist with educational night-time turtle walks, or even get certified to rescue sea turtles. And there are so many more volunteer opportunities and other ways you can help the environment – visit the annual Ocean Reef Beach Festival at Pelican Beach Park to learn more.
Satellite Beach and the barrier island on which it sits have so much incredible nature to protect. Many condos for sale in Satellite Beach, FL, have backyards that serve as nesting grounds for several species of threatened and endangered sea turtles, including Loggerheads, Green and even Leatherbacks! In the ocean off of Satellite Beach there have been recent sightings of the endangered North Atlantic Right Whales. When the weather cools off (below approximately 65 degrees at night), you’ll find families of manatees enjoying the warm water in the canals. Even if you don’t live on a canal, you can enjoy watching the manatees from the intersection of South Patrick Drive and Berkeley Street! The Indian River Lagoon, which is on the west side of the island, is home to dolphins, turtles and great fishing! Consider moving to Satellite Beach to not only enjoy nature but to take action to help preserve the beauty and bounty of its natural surroundings.
Many of the homes in Satellite Beach, FL, will be within a short walk of the beach, and all homes are a bike ride away. If it’s boating you love, consider the many condos and homes for sale in Satellite Beach that will give you the freedom to dock your boat on your own waterfront property! Click to search the homes for sale in Satellite Beach that have private docks.
We hear the laid-back beach and island life calling your name!
Manatee Family in the Berkley Street Canal
Rocky Satellite Beach
Featured Satellite Beach Neighborhoods
Tortoise Island
Tortoise Island, the exclusive, gated waterfront community located in Satellite Beach, Florida, boasts impeccably designed homes with finely crafted exterior architecture and luxuriously landscaped properties. The community is perfect for active adults as well as growing families, with amenities including a club house, tennis courts, aquatic center, game room, fitness center and sauna. Most homes on Tortoise island are either directly on the Banana River or on a canal leading to the river. If you own one of the few homes without water access, you can use the community boat ramp.
The Moorings
Whether you have a growing family or are downsizing, if living on the water is your dream, The Moorings neighborhood in Satellite Beach is one of the more affordable communities of waterfront homes offering direct access to the Grand Canal, leading to the Banana and Indian Rivers beyond. Featuring mid-century design, many of these homes offer backyard pools and private docks. Many of the homes in this neighborhood are on a lake with access to the river. These homes offer more expansive views than the typical canal homes.
Waterway Estates
Waterway Estates is another community of waterfront homes located near the Grand Canal in the town of Satellite Beach, Florida. From your backyard, you can watch dolphins play, manatees swim, and sailboats glide by, or you can choose to join them by launching your boat or kayak from your own personal dock. Waterway Estates is the closest canal front neighborhood to Patrick Space Force Base. Although, the neighborhood is mostly made up of homes, there is one complex of townhomes that includes boat slips. The neighborhood was built in the 60’s and 70’s but the majority of homes have been renovated.
Montecito
Whether you’re looking for a single-family home or a townhouse, 1,000 square feet or 5,000 square feet, a larger family home or a smaller downsizing home, the Montecito subdivision in Satellite Beach has the perfect choice for you! The community of new Mediterranean- and French Country-style homes offers upgraded details such as granite countertops, maple cabinetry, tile rooftops, brick paver driveways, and lush landscaping. Living at Montecito offers you access to The Million Dollar Clubhouse, with a swimming pool, fitness facility, and playground, and even a path that will lead you directly to the beach, which is only blocks away.
The Fountains
The Fountains, a community of waterfront homes located on the deep-water Grand Canal, offers a wide price range on a varying selection of styles of homes built primarily between the 1970’s and 1990’s. Most homes have private docks, offering boaters quick access to the Banana and Indian Rivers. The Fountains is a short walk to the Atlantic Ocean beaches, and is centrally located between the Pineda Causeway and the Eau Gallie Causeway, each leading to the mainland. The Eau Gallie Arts district offers a bohemian atmosphere of Art Galleries, shops, dance studios, and a riverfront county Library, and is just a short hop to the downtown Melbourne area, with fine dining and unique boutiques. The Pineda Causeway is the quickest route to Viera and some great chain-shopping choices. Either route will take you to I-95 for quick travelling north and south, and for a convenient route to Orlando and the attractions of Central Florida.