Lake Mary, Florida
Cost of Living: Above the National
Average
You will find Lake Mary in the County of Seminole, Florida
State, USA. This is a town which has been ranked as the fourth
best city in the USA to live in (source: CNN & Money Magazine,
August 2007).
At a glance this city is like any other city in the USA.
However, on a closer look you will find a number of plus points
that make this place better than the average town. The population
in this town is about 15 thousand with a density of abut 1700
people per square mile. The predominant race in this town is white
(88%) while the rest consists of Black, Asians and others.
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Out of the total 15 thousand people only
about 37% affiliate to religious beliefs out of which
about 17% are Catholics, 13% Protestants and the rest are
a mixture of other Christian faiths, Jews and LDS.
The economy in this city is flourishing, fact which is
proved by the exceptionally high projected growth of
employment opportunities over the next ten years, which is
about 27%. The average income per household in Lake Mary
is US $82 thousand while the cost of an average home would
be about US $400 thousand.
The cost of living in this wonderful town is just
slightly higher than an average US city by about 8%. |
Planning to settle in Lake Mary? That would be a great
idea, considering the fact that this is the fourth best city to
live across the country.
The low housing costs and the fact that the prices are steadily
appreciating has induced people to invest in real estate and enjoy
great profits. The real estate prices of last year showed an
appreciation of about 12%, which is exceptionally good.
Those who are worried about their health would be highly
reassured about the excellent pollution index of Lake Mary, i.e.
99 out of 100 (where the higher it is, the better it is). Also,
you will be glad to learn that in these parts the lowest
temperature recorded was 48 degrees (in January) while the highest
was 92 (in July).
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