Juan Ponce de León is said to have arrived in Florida at the shores of the future county in 1513. “Mosquito County” was formed while the state was still a territory, and on some maps is absorbed into an unofficial “Leigh Read” county between 1839 and 1845. “Saint Lucia County” was created in 1844.
It was renamed Brevard County in 1855 after George Washington Brevard, who served as Florida State Controller from 1854 to 1860. As of 2026, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the population is 630,700.
Florida is known as the Sunshine State for a reason. With so many home buyers wanting to live in Florida, finding affordable home financing is going to be needed for anyone looking to purchase a home in Brevard County.
As a Brevard County homeowner, you can rest assured that Five Stars Mortgage will get you the best Florida mortgage solution for your individual family. Your options include many mortgage types from our Florida home loan programs page – 100% first-time homebuyer, FHA, VA, 95% Jumbo and Conventional home loans to name a few.
Five Stars Mortgage also has a variety of refinance programs available in Brevard County. Changing your Brevard County Florida home loan with a fixed rate refinance? If you already have a mortgage, you can lower your monthly payment, get cash, or consolidate higher-cost debt. Refinancing into a lower home loan will lower your monthly payment. You can also pull cash out, as long as you have enough equity in the home.
Five Stars Mortgage is your leading resource for all your residential mortgage needs in Brevard County Florida.
Five Stars Mortgage is Florida’s leading resource for all FHA, USDA, VA, Conventional and Reverse mortgage loans. Serving all of Brevard County 7 days a week including Barefoot Bay, Cape Canaveral (Port Canaveral), Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Grant, Indialantic, Indian Harbor Beach, Malabar, Melbourne, Melbourne Beach, Melbourne Village, Merritt Island, Micco, Palm Bay, Palm Shores, Port St. John, Rockledge, Satellite Beach, Suntree, Titusville, Valkaria, Viera and West Melbourne.