2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Fort Myers Shores, FL vs Riverview, FL

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- Household income in Riverview, is 31% more than it is in Fort Myers Shores and is 13% above the National Average.
- Fort Myers Shores unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Riverview unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Fort Myers Shores, FLRiverview, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,907  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$79,213$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,534  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Myers Shores, FLRiverview, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Myers Shores, FLRiverview, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance10.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair25.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.7%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Myers Shores    1 Reviews

I've been hearing some unpleasant stories about investing in Lehigh acres, once and for all I'd like to hear straight from the horse's mouth. Will it be good for me to  More

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Reviews for Riverview    5 Reviews

One of the few areas in the Tampa Bay region that there is abundant land, not for long, this place is seeing urban sprawl in the last 3 years like no other in America.  More

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Over 15 years ago

We've lived in Riverview for 4 years now, and our neighborhood is about half empty, and has been as long as we've been here. Almost all the houses are rentals, which is  More

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Originally from Upstate NY, we moved to Riverview which I enjoyed being in newer developments. Convenient to everything, Siesta Key, Disney, Clearwater, Macdill AF.  More

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