The Forgotten coast of Florida is a coastal area located from Mexico Beach on the west to Carrabelle, Florida on the east. This area includes Mexico Beach, St Joe Beach, Port St Joe, Cape San Blas, Indian Pass, Apalachicola, St George Island, Eastpoint, and Carrabelle. This area has long been known as the place to go to get away from it all. It is a place were nature has been untouched by the development that has happened in other places like Panama City Beach and Destin.
North Florida Wildlife
The Forgotten Coast offers it all for those interested in unspoiled natural areas. From the saltwater marshes and sugar white sand beaches of the coast, to the lushly forested inland areas of the Apalachicola River basin, wildlife abounds along the Forgotten Coast. Eagles, otters, beavers, grey herons, deer, and a vast array of other wildlife make this area their home.
Forgotten Coast Real Estate
The Real Estate on the Forgotten Coast is some of the cheapest property on the coast. We have been featured in Money Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications placing the Forgotten Coast Real Estate as one of the best values in coastal Florida real estate. Port St Joe is in the very early stages of being developed by the St Joe Company; the same company that developed Watercolor and Watersound west of Panama City. The Forgotten coast is the only place on the coast of Florida were you can still buy a beach front home for under $800,000 or beach front lots for under $650,000.
Real Estate Values
Prices on the Forgotten Coast have never been lower than now. Prices on Real estate are at 2004, 2005 pricing levels, making investment properties attractive again.
Sacred Heart Hospital
Sacred Heart Hospital will break ground on their new Port St. Joe hospital facility in May of 2007 with completion scheduled for 2008. This new state-of-the-art facility will pave the way for thethe expected growth the area will see over the next several years.
New Town Center
St Joe Company is building a new Marina, a new hotel, and a bay side residential subdivision along with many other amenities in Port St Joe. The changes will make Port St. Joe an even more attractive place to live for decades to come.
So if you are looking to relocate or just looking for a place to purchase to enjoy during those summer months then put the Forgotten Coast on your list of places to buy.