Lehigh Acres in the middle of nowhere? (Fort Myers, Lee: cheap house, job)

[Kyrbyboy]

I saw an aerial vies of Lehigh Acres. It looks loks there's nothing there. Why is that?

[RMD3819]

There are huge areas of Lehigh that are undeveloped. There are also huge areas that are developed.

[Florida Bird]

Does your post imply that you are considering moving to LA? If so, the community is a vast expanse of single family homes on wooded 1/4 and 1/2 acre lots. Not a lot of commercial. You have to go to Ft. Myers (20 miles) to do any major shopping or for significant job opportunities. Getting in and out of LA is a real problem because the roads have not caught up with the population increases. LA now has approximately 80,000 people and is growing at the rate of 4-5,000 per year. If you are not contemplating moving to LA, then none of this really matters.

[jhlcomp]

I guess LeHigh Acreas has changed over the years. There was a time it felt like it was in the middle of nowhere - no longer.

See Lehigh Acres News - Topix

[hiknapster]

Lots of crime in Lehigh.

"The Lee County Sheriff's Office says felony crimes are up 60% in the
first quarter of 2007. Robbery is up 100%, burglary to a residence is
up 86%, burglary to a business is up 50%, and motor theft is up 78%."

Lehigh Acres residents react to growing crime rate | WINK-TV - Fort Myers, FL | Local & Florida

[Chromedome]

because it is in the middle of nowhere.

the entire southwest coast of florida is the woods and swamp with patches of population here and there.

[FLANATIVE1]

If you are considering Lehigh, I would look elsewhere. Rising crime and you have to deal with traffic to get anywhere. Good things would be it has cheap houses and a pretty young population (or at least getting younger).

[Prichard]

I used to type in "Florida Land" in an ebay search and come up with tons of lots people are trying to auction off for Lehigh Acres.

[dcabrer1]

Lehigh Acres is exactly what you think .. in the middle of no where. Some parts of Lehigh Acres still have dirt roads. I heard the crime is extremely high and cops can`t keep up with the crime. I wouldn`t recommend it.