San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove median real estate price is $58,111, which is less expensive than 99.3% of Florida neighborhoods and 98.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove is currently $2,246, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 63.4% of Florida neighborhoods.
San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. This is a coastal neighborhood (i.e., is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet).
San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) mobile homes and single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove 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 San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove. The current real estate vacancy rate here is 55.9%. This is higher than the rate of vacancies in 99.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods. A relatively large percentage of housing here is seasonally occupied (42.5%). 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.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Fort Myers Beach, the San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove is a neighborhood that is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Many times, such places have amenities that bring locals and visitors to the waterfront for recreational activities or to check out the scenery. In some densely populated areas that are less financially well-off, the neighborhood waterfront can be relatively industrial and less open to recreation. In addition to being coastal, San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.
In addition, the San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood stands out for having the majority of its residential real estate made up of mobile homes. In fact, 66.4% of the occupied real estate here are mobile homes, which is a greater proportion than is found in 99.8% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. If you like mobile homes, this might be a great neighborhood in which to look for real estate.
Furthermore, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 55.9% of the residential real estate vacant, the San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
Also of note, the San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood is very unique in that it has one of the highest proportions of one, two, or no bedroom real estate of any neighborhood in America. Most neighborhoods have a mixture of home or apartment sizes from small to large, but here the concentration of studios and other small living spaces is at near-record heights. With 91.9% of the real estate here of this small size, this most assuredly is a notable feature that makes this neighborhood unique, along with just a handful of other neighborhoods in the U.S. that share this characteristic.
Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 40.3% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 100.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, of note, 100.0% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.
The San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood stands out nationally for having a greater proportion of its residents active in the military than 99.2% of other U.S. neighborhoods. If you come here, you will notice military people active in their jobs, going to and from work, and in plain clothes out and about the neighborhood.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 72.5% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
If your dream is to be able to ride your bike to work each day, look no further than this unique neighborhood. With 4.9% of residents in the San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood commuting on a bicycle to and from work daily, this neighborhood has more bicycle commuters than 98.2% of all neighborhoods in the U.S., according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis.
Also, more people in San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove choose to walk to work each day (11.9%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice.
Significantly, 8.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood in Fort Myers Beach are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 86.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 100.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 99.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood, 65.8% of the working population is employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 21.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in the military (7.7%), and 6.7% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
Languages
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 San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
Ethnicity / Ancestry
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood in Fort Myers Beach, FL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.5%), and residents who report Italian roots (9.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (6.2%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (2.7%), among others.
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 San Carlos on the Gulf / Port Carlos Cove neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (72.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (74.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (11.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
