SperlingViews - Lehigh_Acres, Florida

Lehigh Acres is a nice place to live. We've met so many great people...can't emphasize enough the quality of friendships made here. We're on the west side of Lehigh so it's nice to be able to get to Ft. Myers fast. It's a bit of a drive to get deep into Lehigh and don't go there much due to the lack of industry. So many people live here and it's too bad there aren't enough businesses. That's something that would greatly improve the area with additional jobs as well as things for our youth to do. An entrepreneur would likely do well if they invested in a movie theater and/or some other form of entertainment. Overall, our family's experience here has been a good one.[read more...]

Southwest Florida has the distinction of being number one in the nation for foreclosure rates per capita. New construction, which was once the center of industry in the region, has come to a complete halt and people everywhere are losing their jobs while companies are cutting FTEs as slim as possible. If you can afford to go out to dinner plan about 15 extra minutes just in case the restaurant you visited last week has now closed it's doors. Another major employer, the now-monopolized local healthcare system has also suffered serious financial blows in recent months and projections do not look any better. For being the Sunshine State, Florida is seeing rather cloudy days.[read more...]

Lehigh Acres is growing very fast. Although to be watched, so far the quality of like still feels somewhat laid back or at least slower than Fort Myers.[read more...]