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Capital:
Tallahassee
Nickname:
Sunshine State
Population:
16,396,515
Population under 18:
22.8%
Population over 65:
17.6%
Area (in square mileage):
58,664
Taxes per capita:
$1,574
Flower:
Orange blossom
Bird:
Mockingbird
Time zone:
Eastern
Area codes:
n 941 (Fort Myers, Bradenton,
Sarasota and southwestern Florida)
n 561 (West Palm Beach, Boca
Raton and central eastern Florida)
n 305 (Miami, Key West and southeastern
Florida; overlays with 786)
n 786 (Miami and southeastern
Florida; overlays with 305)
n 954 (Fort Lauderdale area)
County:
Collier County
Total population (Collier County):
265,769
Population density, by state, per square mile:
124.1 people per square mile
Projected population growth, by state (projected population
change: 1988 through 2020):
40.1% (for Florida)
Housing Median resale home price (Naples):
$642,905 (ranked on the lower end as one of the richest cities
in Florida) (Homes can be found for much less than this, around
$350,000)
Median home resale price (Florida): $134,100
Typical corporate-level home (single-family, four-bedroom,
2-1Ú2-bath, 2,200-square-foot dwelling with two-car garage):
n N/A (for Fort Myers, Fla.)
n $225,000 (for Sarasota, Fla.)
n $265,000 (for St. Petersburg,
Fla.)
n $231,250 (for Tampa, Fla.)
n $182,330 (for Miami)
Annual rent, by state (annual rent per $10,000 of household
income):
$1,755 each year (for Florida)
Transportation:
Local airports include:
n Collier County Airport Authority,
Marco Island, Fla.
n Everglades Airpark, Everglades
City, Fla.
n Immokalee Regional Airport
and Industrial Park, Immokalee, Fla.
n Marco Island Executive Airport,
Naples, Fla.
n Miami International Airport,
Miami
n Naples Airport Authority (Collier
County Airport Authority), Naples
n Sarasota-Bradenton International
Airport (which services most major airlines), Sarasota, Fla.
n Sebring Regional Airport and
Industrial Park, Sebring, Fla.
n St. Petersburg/Clearwater
International Airport, St. Petersburg, Fla.
n Tampa International Airport,
Tampa, Fla.
n Wing South Airpark, Naples
Average annual cost of automobile insurance (for one car):
n $1,686 average annually (for
Naples, Fla.)
n $2,908 average annually (for
Fort Myers, Fla.)
n $1,342 average annually (for
Sarasota, Fla.)
n
$1,870 average annually (for St. Petersburg, Fla.)
n $1,764 average annually (for
Tampa, Fla.)
n $2,760 average annually (for
Miami)
Average length of daily commute (one way):
n 18.8 minutes average each
way (for Naples)
n 18.8 minutes average each
way (for Fort Myers)
n 16.8 minutes average each
way (for Sarasota)
n 19.2 minutes average each
way (for St. Petersburg)
n 19.2 minutes average each
way (for Tampa)
n 23.8 minutes average each
way (for Miami)
Economy
Annual cost-of-living index (2001) U.S. average:
100.0 For Naples, Fla.,
specifically: 81 For Fort Myers/Cape Coral, Fla., metropolitan
statistical area (MSA) (with index weight for each component
shown as percentage):ÊÊ Composite (100% composite index)
n 96.8 -- Grocery items
n (16%) 104.1 -- Housing
n (28%) 93.1 -- Utilities
n (8%) 99.4 -- Transportation
n (10%) 104.3 -- Health care
n (5%) 97.4 -- Miscellaneous
goods and services
n (33%) 93.3 Taxes for Florida
Maximum personal income tax:
none. (There is no state income tax; there are no personal
income, inheritance or gift taxes payable for Florida residents)
State sales tax:
6%
Annual per-capita taxes paid:
U.S. average: $1,581
Florida residents: $1,368
Property tax rate:
If you purchase a home in Florida, you will pay "ad valorem,"
or property tax based upon the just or fair-market value of
the property. Ad valorem taxes are assessed and collected
annually by the county property appraiser. A $25,000 homestead
exemption is available to homeowners who meet certain requirements.
The homestead exemption is available for homeowners whose
home is their primary residence.
Business Unemployment rate:
(Naples) 2.8%:
Unemployment rate:
(Naples): 5.0%
Unemployment rate (Florida):
4.9%
Unemployment rate:
Florida: 4.9% Civilians employed: 102,000 Civilians unemployed:
3,700
Projected job growth, by state (projected employment change:
1988 through 2020):
32.9% (for Florida)
Projected income growth, by state (projected per-capita
income change: 1988 through 2020):
34.1% (for Florida)
Health
Care
Average
cost of hospital room:
n N/A (for Naples, Fla., specifically)
n $396.90 (for Fort Myers/Cape
Coral, FL
n metropolitan statistical area, or MSA)
n $448.67 (for Sarasota, Fla.)
n $510.00 (for Bradenton, Fla.)
Average cost of doctor visit:
n N/A (for Naples specifically)
n $58.20 (for Fort Myers/Cape
Coral MSA)
n $56.17 (for Sarasota)
n $50.80 (for Bradenton)
Average cost of dentist visit::
n N/A (for Naples specifically)
n $62.90 (for Fort Myers/Cape
Coral MSA)
n $61.40 (for Sarasota)
n $69.40 (for Bradenton)
Average annual expenditure for health care:
$1,389 total each year (for Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla., consolidated
metropolitan statistical area) Average daily cost of a
community-hospital patient, by state (per $10,000 of per-capita
income):
$405 (for Florida)
Life expectancy, by state:
74.00 years (for Florida)
Local hospitals include:
n All ChildrenÕs Hospital, St.
Petersburg, Fla.
n Bayfront Medical Center, St.
Petersburg
n Blake Medical Center, Bradenton,
Fla.
n Cape Coral Hospital, Cape
Coral, Fla.
n Charter Glade Hospital, Fort
Myers, Fla.
n Columbia Doctors Hosp. of
Sarasota, Sarasota, FL
n East Pointe Hospital, Lehigh
Acres, Fla.
n Gulf Coast Hospital, Fort
Myers
n Healthsouth Rehab Hospital
of Sarasota
n Lakeland Regional Medical
Center, Lakeland, Fla.
n Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort
Myers
n Marion E. Fether Medical Center
(Collier Health Services), Immokalee, Fla.
n Memorial Hospital of Tampa,
Fla.
n Moffit Cancer Center, Univ.
of South Florida, Tampa
n Morton Plant Mease Health
Care, Clearwater, FL
n Naples Comm. Hosp. Healthcare
System,
Naples, FL.
n North Collier Hospital (an
affiliate of Naples Community Hospital), Naples
n Palms of Pasadena Hospital,
St. Petersburg
n St. Petersburg General Hospital,
St. Petersburg
n Sarasota Memorial Hospital,
Sarasota
n Southwest Florida Reg. Medical
Center, Fort Myers
n Tampa General Healthcare (Tampa
Gen. Hospital)
n Town & Country Hospital, Tampa
n The Willough at Naples (Willough
Healthcare System), (eating disorders, depression, alcoholism
and drug abuse)
Number of community hospitals (for Florida):
267
Number of nursing homes (for Florida):
706
Crime
Annual crime rates per 100,000 people (2002) for Naples, FL
Number of robberies:
76
Number of rapes:
10
Number of homicides:
0
Number of aggravated assaults:
277
Number of motor-vehicle thefts:
234
*Naples has a Relocation Crime Lab Index of 42, which is a
somewhat lower crime rate than the national average [The Relocation
Crime Lab Index gives the city's crime rate relative to the
average of nearly 500 total cities nationwide. A value of
100 means that the city is exactly average. A value of 200
means that the city has twice the crime rate as the average
city. A value of 50 means that the city has half the crime
rate of the average city. Please note that the number of crimes
reported has been adjusted to yield a rate per 100,000. (THE
RELOCATION CRIME LABª is derived by The Homebuyer's Fair from
data reported for 2000 by various government, regional and
local sources.)]
Education
For information about, and comparisons of, local schools throughout
this community, click here The following school information
for individual cities is provided by Home Buyer's Fair Inc.,
from data collected by National School Reporting Services
Inc.
High-school graduates, Collier County (persons aged 25
years or older who are high-school graduates): 87,179
College graduates, Collier County (persons aged 25 years
or older who are college graduates):
24,637
Voter turnout
Average turnout in presidential elections:
47.9% (for Florida)
Local colleges and universities (within 100 miles) include:
n Eckerd College, St. Petersburg,
Fla.
n Edison Community College (located
in Fort Myers, Punta Gorda, Naples and LaBelle, Fla.)
n Florida Gulf Coast University
(Florida's newest four-year state university), Fort Myers,
Fla.
n Florida Metro University --
Brandon, Tampa, Fla.
n Florida Metro University --
Clearwater, Fla.
n Florida Metro University --
Lakehead, Lakeland, Fla.
n Florida Southern College,
Lakeland
n International College, Naples,
Fla.
n Keiser College (located in
Fort Lauderdale, Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Tallahassee and
Sarasota, Fla.)
n Manatee Community College,
Bradenton, Fla.
New College, of the University of South Florida, Sarasota,
Fla.
n Ringling School of Art and
Design (offering bachelorÕs degrees in computer animation,
fine arts, graphic design, illustration, interior design and
photography), Sarasota
n Saint Leo University, Saint
Leo, Fla.
n South Florida Community College,
Avon Park, Fla.
n Stetson University (College
of Law), St. Petersburg
Tampa Technical Institute, Tampa
n University of Sarasota (offering
a mixture of distance-learning and in-residence course work
for working adults who do not wish to interrupt their careers),
Sarasota
n University of South Florida
-- Sarasota, Sarasota
n University of South Florida,
St. Petersburg
n University of South Florida
-- Tampa, Tampa
n University of Tampa, Tampa
n Walden Univ. (offering "distance
learning" graduate programs for professionals), Bonita Springs,
Fla.
n Webber College, Babson Park,
Fla.
Weather
Average
temperature in January (daily mean temperature in Fahrenheit
degrees):
67.2 degrees (for Miami)
Average temperature in July (daily mean temperature in
Fahrenheit degrees):
82.6 degrees (for Miami)
Average annual monthly maximum temperature (in Fahrenheit
degrees):
n 84.8 degrees (for Naples,
Fla.)
n 84.1 degrees (for Fort Myers,
Fla.)
n 82.8 degrees (for Miami)
Average annual monthly minimum temperature (in Fahrenheit
degrees):
n 63.6 degrees (for Naples)
n 64.7 degrees (for Fort Myers)
n 69.0 degrees (for Miami)
Average annual monthly temperature overall (in Fahrenheit
degrees):
n 74.2 degrees (for Naples)
n 74.4 degrees (for Fort Myers)
n 75.9 degrees (for Miami)
Average annual snowfall:
zero (for Miami)
Seasonal average humidity:
72.5% (for Miami)
Average number of rainy days each year:
130 (for Miami)
Winter temperature range (in Fahrenheit degrees):
59-79 degrees (for Miami)
Spring temperature range (in Fahrenheit degrees):
68-88 degrees (for Miami)
Summer temperature range (in Fahrenheit degrees):
76-88 degrees (for Miami)
Fall temperature range (in Fahrenheit degrees):
62-85 degrees (for Miami)
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Naples Downtown Shopping and dining, 5th Ave.
Naples
Bay
Naples
Inlet
Naples
Pier
The
Registry Hotel
Naples
Harbor
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