Glades County Real Estate - Palmdale

Palmdale is in South Central Florida. Palmdale is approximately 47 miles from Cape Coral (population 154,305) and around 29 miles from Lehigh Acres (population 86,784).

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Glades County

Glades County is located in South Central Florida, along with Desoto, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee, and Hardee counties. The only incorporated municipality in Glades County is the city of Moore Haven, the county seat. Other communities include Buckhead Ridge, Lakeport, Palmdale, and Muse. The Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation is in Glades as well. The county is located just to the west of Lake Okeechobee. The population is in excess of 12,000.

The main industries providing employment are educational, health, and social services; agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting; public administration; and construction. Major private sector employers in Glades County are Moore Haven Correctional Facility, Lykes Bros, Inc., Brighton Seminole Bingo, Glades Electric Co-op, and A Duda. The top public sector employer is Glades County School Board. Cost of living in Glades County is relatively low at 83.1, compared to the US average of 100.

A rural county, agriculture is important to the economy of Glades. More than 1.2 million commercial fruit trees in the county produce over 2.5 million boxes of citrus annually, the vast majority of which are oranges. Glades ranks number nine among Florida counties for number of cattle and calves. Aside from ranching, much of the county?s land is given over to pine tree farming.

Moore Haven, a city of over 1,500, is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Okeechobee, where it intersects with the Caloosahatchee Canal. The city hosts a head of the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, which allows hikers and mountain bikers to view the lake and its wildlife around the 110-mile path. The city is home to the annual Chalo Nitka festival, one of the oldest festivals in the state, which is essentially a large county fair that showcases local culture and the culture of Seminole Indians.

Neighboring Properties

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
7870 Citrus Ave + Fourth St Vacant Residential 0 L
7875 Citrus Ave + Fourth St Vacant Residential 0 L
419 Citrus Ave Mobile Home 983 B
361 Seminole Ave Mobile Home 1,188 B
7836 Citrus Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
349 Seminole Ave Mobile Home 1,607 B
413 Citrus Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
7880 Seminole Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
1365 3rd St Vacant Residential 0 L
360 Palmetto Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
378 Palmetto Ave Mobile Home 1,065 B
7820 Palmetto Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
323 Seminole Ave Mobile Home 1,328 B
7810 Palmetto Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
7807 Oak Ave + Kissimmie St Vacant Residential 0 L
438 Seminole Ave Mobile Home 891 B
433 Citrus Ave Single Family 1,545 B
7790 Palmetto Ave Vacant Residential 0 L

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $44,029. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $15,516 per year. The top 10% earn more than $109,632 per year. The top 1% earn more than $372,033 per year. Most renters earn between $21,636 (20th percentile) and $39,204 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $88,058 and $110,073.

Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates

Local Rents

The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $727. Most renters earn between $1,803 and $3,267 per month. They typically spend 32% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $494 (20th percentile) to $1,009 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 11%.

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