Indian River County, Florida
Fellsmere Real Estate and Local Guide
Fellsmere is a small inland farming city with a majority-Hispanic population and a median age under 30, centered on citrus and vegetable agriculture.
Living in Fellsmere
In 1915 Fellsmere became the first Florida city to grant women the vote, and resident Zena M. Dreier cast the first legal ballot by a woman in the American South. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Fellsmere
- Half of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- The median home value is about $123,400, well below the nearby coastal communities.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Fellsmere home
Marsh Landing Restaurant
Old-Florida restaurant in the restored 1920s Fellsmere Estates Building, known for frog legs and gator tail
Marian Fell Library
Oldest library in Indian River County, dedicated in 1915
Fellsmere Historic Church
First and oldest church in Fellsmere, dating to 1912
Fellsmere Trailhead Preserve and Welcome Center
86-acre preserve and welcome center at the head of the Trans-Florida Central Railroad Trail
Trans-Florida Central Railroad Trail
3.2-mile rail-trail on the former Sebastian to Fellsmere railroad corridor with an arched pedestrian bridge over I-95