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Bokeelia is a small town of 1,930 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 9 miles from Cape Coral, FL and 91 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $370k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,930people
$370kTypical home
$1,255/moRent
93° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,930
- Part of a metro area
- About 216 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Tampa, FL
- 9 mi to Cape Coral, FL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $370k (≈$2,331/mo)
- Median rent $1,255/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 76°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (603 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to PGD airport
- 26 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 163 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 663 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 126 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Florida districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+28 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk