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Bonita Springs is a mid-size city of 55,904 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 14 miles from Naples, FL and 106 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $497k and rent runs about $2k a month.
55,904people
$497kTypical home
$1,882/moRent
91° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 55,904
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,455 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Miami, FL
- 14 mi to Naples, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $497k (≈$3,135/mo)
- Median rent $1,882/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 75°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 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 62
- 12% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to RSW airport
- 13 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 225 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,036 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 202 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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