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Southport, NC vs Fort Myers, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Myers has been positive.
- Fort Myers has 0.5% more unemployment than Southport.
- Fort Myers job growth has increased by 45.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Southport, NCFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.8%44.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.7%-5.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.5%4.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth5.9%13.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth16.5%45.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 14 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  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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ZIPS IN SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA
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ZIPS IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
33905 33916 33901 33966

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