SperlingViews - Mims, Florida
85.84% of people are white, 11.33% are black, 0.30% are asian, 0.68% are native american, and 1.84% claim 'Other'. 2.51% of the people in Mims, FL, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 97.49% are non-hispanic).
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diverse areas - 2/12/2008
I lived in Mims for 4 years. It takes getting used to. I loved the fact that there wasn't much for traffic, compared to Central Fl. My teenage daughter learned to drive while living in Mims, which worked out well for her.
There are different types of residential areas: the expensive homes, the "red-neck-don't care about the junk cars in the yard" homes, and the mobile homes. The mediocre level homes, which there are alot of, could be relatively nice but then you got Billy-Jo-Bob living on either side of you that don't care that their dirty/cluttered yards make yours look bad.
There is only one movie theater in Mims/Titusville area, and it's not the greatest. Old and run down. You have to drive into Merritt Island or Melbourne for a decent theater. Restaurants aren't that great. The only place Mims has a name from is "Dixie-Crossroads" Seafood, which does have great food.
The two small shopping malls in Titusville are still trying to re-open with all the stores leased. Last I was there, only 1/4 of the stores were open.
If you have a pond or lake near by your home, you will have constant mosquito
problems. The entire year round!
One nice aspect of the area, is watching the Shuttle take off right from your back yard! Can't beat that!
Overall, the 4 years we were there was adequate. "red-neck" neighbors and nothing to do in the area were our only complaints.[read more...] |
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where to work? - 5/31/2007
Mims is a relatively small town, attached to Titusville FL. The small town is nice if you want to get away from the hustle of Central Florida, but there isn't too much available here for work. Most people have to commute to either Orlando, Melbourne, or Daytona Beach. If you are lucky enough to find a job in Mims, it will most likely be a minimum wage paying job.[read more...] |
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Very hot and humid - 7/12/2006
Mims is semi rural...we love that about it. However, summers, (April-Nov), are too hot and humid in our opinion.
Maybe it's just that it goes on too long!
It's great to be so close to Orlando, but not IN it and also
it's wonderful to be so close to the beach.[read more...] |
