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Should You be Worried About Buying Property Near Petroleum Contamination Sites in Orlando

MoversAtlas — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 21:55:21 +0000

Unfortunately, petroleum contamination is extremely common in Florida and many other states. In fact, if you turn on the Petroleum Contamination points on our MoveMap, you’ll see a pretty depressing sight. The petroleum sites in Orlando alone number in the hundreds. This is a concern in Florida because in most of the state, groundwater is very close to the surface and it provides drinking water to around 90% of residents. Fortunately, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) tracks petroleum releases and in some cases helps remediate (clean up) the sites. In this post, we’ll talk a bit about how

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Fire Stations in Orlando Florida

MoversAtlas — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:48:01 +0000

The city of Orlando has 24 fire and rescue stations within its borders. By looking at our MoveMap, you can see that the stations are distributed fairly evenly across Orlando, though there are more total facilities in the denser downtown areas than in suburbs. Most fire stations are public and therefore run by the government, but a few are private. The private stations are exclusively rescue stations, which respond to emergencies by transporting people to hospitals. Fire stations are an essential part of any community; without them, emergencies simply wouldn’t be dealt with. However, living near a fire station in

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Homes Near Correctional Facilities In Orlando FL: Should I Be Worried?

MoversAtlas — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:47:34 +0000

Prisons, jails and work-release centers are prime examples of so-called unwanted land uses. Unsurprisingly, many home buyers and renters try to avoid living in areas close to a correctional facility. The reasons are not hard to imagine – prospective residents fear a higher crime rate in neighborhoods near a prison and that they might have a hard time reselling their home. By looking at the MoversAtlas MoveMap you can see that neighborhoods close to prisons in Orlando, FL have median income and home ownership rates slightly lower than in other areas of the community. What’s interesting is that this link

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What is the Median Household Income in Orlando, FL

MoversAtlas — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:38:07 +0000

Median household income is an indicator of the economic health of a community. Unsurprisingly, regions with a higher median household income tend to have better educated residents and more job opportunities. If you take a look at our MoveMap, you can see that income figures vary significantly for the Orlando metropolitan area, partly as a function of economics and partly due to simple geographic factors. The Orlando area actually consists of the City of Orlando itself and series of satellite suburban municipalities. These small cities are often called bedroom communities since many of their residents live in them, but work

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Should I Be Worried About The Toxic Waste Sites in Orlando, Florida

MoversAtlas — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 22:26:49 +0000

Unfortunately, there are six known toxic waste sites in the Orlando metropolitan area. The good news is that most have been cleaned up to meet the remediation standards of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). You can see the locations of the toxic waste sites for yourself using our MoveMap. In this blog post we’ll discuss three of these, telling you why it’s a designated Superfund site and what its cleanup status is. According to the EPA, the City Industries site is a one acre former hazardous waste recycling compound located at 3920 Forsyth Rd Orlando, FL 32792. The site was

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