Immokalee means "My Home" in Seminole. Maybe it will be your home soon, too!
Immokalee, Florida, is a town with a population of around 24,154 according to the U
Immokalee means "My Home" in Seminole. Maybe it will be your home soon, too!
Immokalee, Florida, is a town with a population of around 24,154 according to the U.S. Census. If you like gators and hot, hot heat, this is the place for you! It's part of the Naples-Marco Island Metropolitan area and is located on the southern tip of Florida, right down on the water. It used to be swampland before they were drained and settled by the Calusa and then the Seminole Indians. Now it's one of the centers for tomato growing in the United States!
Moving here is as easy as 1, 2, 3. There are quite a few apartments for rent, so you will pretty much have your choice of places once you're here. Rental homes account for about half of the properties here, so being in the market for a house to rent will work out in your favor. Whether you're looking for studio apartments or a one-bedroom apartment, you should be in good shape. When you're thinking about moving, remember that the Florida summer heat can get pretty intense! It's easy to suffer from heat exhaustion if you're not used to the heat and the humidity, so be careful! Moving in the winter months might be a little easier on you.
What You'll Need
Moving here means that you'll need to get all your paperwork together to present to your prospective landlords once you find a place you like. Just because there are plenty of apartments available doesn't mean that you don't have to go through the whole rigmarole of getting approved by your landlord or management company. You might want to gather all your stuff together in a folder or file -- your credit report, bank statements, references, pay stubs, letter of employment, copies of your ID, etc., so you have it all ready to go when you find an apartment you like. Make appointments to see a number of different kinds of apartments -- you never know, you might end up loving something that you never thought you would! And show up on time -- no one likes to be kept waiting.
Immokalee only covers eight square miles right along the ocean, so the whole area has a pretty cohesive feel. Here's a little more info about the neighborhoods in the area.
Town Center: This is the area northeast of the airport and the Seminole Casino. It's a very rural area and is quite cheap to live in, and there are a number of apartments available here. You'll find mostly single-family homes and small apartment buildings.
Corkscrew: This area includes the Pepper Ranch Preserve and Lake Trafford and is a pretty, green area to live in, with mostly single-family homes and apartments for rent.
E. Main Street / New Harvest Road: This area is more suburban feeling and is occupied mostly by renters in small apartment buildings. There's a high vacancy rate here.
Life in Immokalee is pretty quiet. The Immokalee Airport is right nearby, so it's easy to get to and from the area. The Collier Area Transit provides local bus service to Naples and Marco Island, so a lot of people commute back and forth. There's also Florida State Road 29, which runs right through Immokalee. Living here, you'll find a number of restaurants, both fast food and small, independent eateries, as well as a number of basic grocery and convenience stores. It's not exactly a hub of action, but it is a peaceful and affordable place to live, if that's what you're looking for. Naples and Marco Island draw in a lot of tourists, so there are usually jobs to be found in those areas as well.
