Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero median real estate price is $417,035, which is more expensive than 46.7% of the neighborhoods in Florida and 53.9% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero is currently $2,467, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 52.2% of Florida neighborhoods.
Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Estero, Florida.
Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
Vacant apartments or homes are a major fact of life in Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 25.1%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 92.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods. A relatively large percentage of housing here is seasonally occupied (21.0%). This can occur in vacation areas, and occasionally it is also found in neighborhoods that are primarily filled with college students, as some apartments could be vacant when school is not in session. If you live here year round, you may find that a number of buildings in your neighborhood are actually empty.
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.
Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
In addition, priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero neighborhood may actually hold the key. 75.3% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
Also, if you are planning to retire in Florida, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Florida, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 96.1% of neighborhoods in FL. If a Florida retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 98.5% of all American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero neighborhood has more Swedish and Croatian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Swedish ancestry and 0.8% have Croatian ancestry.
Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.2% of the neighborhoods in America.
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 Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero neighborhood in Estero are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 73.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero neighborhood, 44.1% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 19.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.7%), and 16.5% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero neighborhood in Estero, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.2%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (15.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (8.4%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (7.0%), among others. In addition, 13.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
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 Fountain Lakes / Meadows Of Estero neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (76.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.