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Cape Coral is a mid-size city of 215,536 people in Lee County, Florida. It's part of the Cape Coral, FL area. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $374k and rent runs about $2k a month.
215,536people
$374kTypical home
$1,858/moRent
92° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 215,536
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,029 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Tampa, FL
- In the Cape Coral, FL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $374k (≈$2,355/mo)
- Median rent $1,858/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 120 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 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RSW airport
- 17 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 187 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 751 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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