Visit Vero Beach’s 25 miles of oceanfront on a weekday morning, and you’re bound to see a student snapping a photo of the waves on his camera phone. That picture often sets the tone for the rest of the day, especially lunchtime when students from St. Edwards School catch waves (with permission) from the Sandpointe East community’s private beach access. “Kids drive golf carts [on sidewalks] to the 7-Eleven, and some drive boats to school,” says Sally Daley, broker for Daley and Company Real Estate. “It’s a pretty cool way to grow up.”
While the kids gravitate to the Atlantic, their parents favor the 28-mile barrier island’s western shores, where the Indian River, not a man-made channel, forms Vero Beach’s portion of the Intra- coastal Waterway. Fingers of land extend into the waterway, expanding water-front options, yet the ocean is less than 15 minutes away from the riverfront homes here. “People think they want the ocean but eventually realize that living on the Indian River estuary is special,” says Daley. “It’s part salt and fresh water, so there’s a nonstop show—egrets, dolphins, manatees and killer sunsets. It’s also great for sailboats, motorboats and kayaks, and some parts are so wide you even get beach vistas.”
Vero Beach Housing Market
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While the kids gravitate to the Atlantic, their parents favor the 28-mile barrier island’s western shores, where the Indian River, not a man-made channel, forms Vero Beach’s portion of the Intra- coastal Waterway. Fingers of land extend into the waterway, expanding water-front options, yet the ocean is less than 15 minutes away from the riverfront homes here. “People think they want the ocean but eventually realize that living on the Indian River estuary is special,” says Daley. “It’s part salt and fresh water, so there’s a nonstop show—egrets, dolphins, manatees and killer sunsets. It’s also great for sailboats, motorboats and kayaks, and some parts are so wide you even get beach vistas.”
Vero Beach Housing Market
It's a good time to buy in Vero Beach. Home Appreciation is up 13.2% in the last 12 months. Browse Vero Beach Real Estate.
The median home price in Vero Beach is $164,700. Browse Homes in this Range.