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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Piedmont Gardens / Tice median real estate price is $311,167, which is more expensive than 29.8% of the neighborhoods in Florida and 40.0% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Piedmont Gardens / Tice is currently $1,809, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 83.7% of Florida neighborhoods.

Piedmont Gardens / Tice is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Fort Myers, Florida.

Piedmont Gardens / Tice real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Piedmont Gardens / Tice neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.

Piedmont Gardens / Tice has a 11.9% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 69.2% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Modes of Transportation

In the Piedmont Gardens / Tice neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 35.2% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 99.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Car Ownership

American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the Piedmont Gardens / Tice neighborhood buck this trend. 27.1% of the households in this neighborhood don't own a car at all. This is more carless households than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the Piedmont Gardens / Tice neighborhood than in 96.1% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Diversity

Significantly, 66.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 96.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Migration / Stability

Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. What is interesting to note, is that the Piedmont Gardens / Tice neighborhood has a greater percentage of residents born in another country (43.9%) than are found in 95.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the Piedmont Gardens / Tice neighborhood in Fort Myers are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 88.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 27.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 78.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the Piedmont Gardens / Tice neighborhood, 43.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 36.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (13.5%), and 7.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Piedmont Gardens / Tice neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 66.9% of households. Some people also speak English (32.8%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the Piedmont Gardens / Tice neighborhood in Fort Myers, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (24.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (5.3%), and residents who report English roots (4.5%), and some of the residents are also of Puerto Rican ancestry (2.9%), along with some German ancestry residents (2.9%), among others. In addition, 43.9% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Piedmont Gardens / Tice neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (49.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (35.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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