Kissimmee Apartments and Rentals

The sunny and warm city of Kissimmee sits just outside of Orlando in Central Florida, giving the town a residential feel with a close proximity to one of the biggest family tourist destination in the country: Walt Disney World. Apartments for rent in Kissimmee are a great way to plant yourself in this versatile city and take part in all it has to offer.

Lake Toho is a great spot for boating excursions, fishing for bass and exploring the everglades. Kissimmee also offers prime hiking trails and beautiful camping grounds, merging the great outdoors with theme parks and other man-made attractions.

Kissimmee was previously called Allendale when it began as a small trading post on the northern banks of Lake Tohopekaliga. When the community was incorporated in 1887, the city was renamed Kissimmee. Originally having its roots in agriculture and cattle ranching, the city consciously looked to diversify, and when Disney opened just outside the city in 1971, large groups of people moved into the area.

Today, Kissimmee is home to more than 61,000 residents, and while the city has undergone numerous transitions over the years, Kissimmee's Community Redevelopment Agency has reported putting significant effort into maintaining some of the city's heritage. The CRA has been working to promote a reinvestment in downtown Kissimmee with streetscape projects and community events, making the historic downtown neighborhood of Kissimmee one of the most sought after locales for Kissimmee apartments. Additional unique areas of Kissimmee that the CRA works to maintain include cattle ranches and lakes for bass fishing.

Kissimmee is a thriving area for business, especially Downtown Kissimmee, which hosts a diverse mixture of businesses including restaurants, antique shops, furniture and clothing stores, drug stores. Kissimmee apartments for rent in the downtown area provide residents with all the looks and feels of a true historical city center.

According to City-Data, Kissimmee's most common industries from 2005 to 2009 included construction, accommodation, and food services and retail trade. The most common occupations for the same period were building and grounds cleaning, and maintenance occupations as well as electrical equipment mechanics.

Kissimmee is home to a few schools with relatively small-scale enrollment, including the Technical Education Center-Osceola, the Florida Christian College and the Academy of Career Training. The largest school in the area is roughly 24 miles outside of Kissimmee in Orlando - the University of Central Florida, which enrolls more than an estimated 37,000 students.

According to information taken from the U.S. Census Bureau, Kissimmee rentals have a vacancy rate of 13.6 percent and the median rent in 2010 was $961. The majority of renters fall in the range of $500 to $1,499. More than half of all renters spend 35 percent or more of household income on rent, according to the Census figures.

City-Data revealed that in March of 2012, cost of living in Kissimmee was assigned a value of 93.1 which is roughly 7 points less than the national average.

For the visitors and residents living in Kissimmee apartments, there are a number of unique attractions that help make this city a gem. A World of Orchids is Kissimmee's own indoor rainforest, with many orchids and exotic plants. Fun Spot USA is Kissimmee's original family attraction to battle Disney World next door. At Fun Spot USA, you will find rides, arcades, a go-kart track and the "world's tallest SkyCoaster," according to the Kissimmee Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Medieval Life boasts of being the only permanent medieval village that exists across the country where visitors can interact with the medieval period traditions, observing the way of life, arts and crafts. Fantasy Surf is perfect for adventure junkies and allows people to indulge in the rush of surfing in a controlled environment, eliminating the need to wade out into the endless ocean.

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