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North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Fort Myers, FL

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- Household income in Fort Myers, is 20% less than it is in North Myrtle Beach and is 34% below the National Average.
- North Myrtle Beach unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Fort Myers unemployment rate is 5.3%.

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 North Myrtle Beach, SCFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.6%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.5%44.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%6.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,721$33,508$37,638
 Household Income$64,417$51,682$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,074$64,295$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Myrtle Beach, SCFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.8%12.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.5%11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.8%9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%10.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.2%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%4.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.6%7.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Myrtle Beach, SCFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.3%12.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.9%3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.6%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.9%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving11.4%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%6.3%3.6%
 Personal care1.2%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.7%24.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%12.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.6%10.7%13.1%

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Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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33905 33916 33901 33966

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