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North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Fort Myers, FL

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- The median age of a home in North Myrtle Beach is 4.0% older than the median age of a home in Fort Myers.

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 North Myrtle Beach, SCFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age252442
 Median Home Cost$377,000$349,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months21.9%29.5%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.59.2%89.0%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.81.7%200.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$4.0$9.5$11.0
 Homes Owned26.0%36.8%57.4%
 Housing Vacant67.4%23.5%11.2%
 Homes Rented6.6%39.6%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 North Myrtle Beach, SCFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Average Rent$1,630$1,800$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,100$1,090$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,130$1,100$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,290$1,390$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,650$1,820$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,860$2,070$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 North Myrtle Beach, SCFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent20.8%4.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.2%0.9%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.6%1.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%0.7%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation43.4%12.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.8%4.6%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 North Myrtle Beach, SCFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.4%2.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.0%0.8%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9991.7%2.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.9%4.4%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9992.6%4.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9996.3%8.7%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99910.7%9.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99927.0%25.6%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99922.6%18.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99911.8%9.9%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,99910.4%10.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.3%1.7%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9992.0%0.8%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%0.2%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 North Myrtle Beach, SCFort Myers, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%0.3%0.2%
 2010 to 201435.7%27.6%13.6%
 2000 to 200935.7%27.6%13.6%
 1990 to 199914.6%11.3%13.6%
 1980 to 198921.1%13.6%13.2%
 1970 to 19799.9%10.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196914.6%11.3%13.6%
 1950 to 19594.0%5.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.4%1.0%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier0.0%2.9%12.2%

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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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