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Fort Myers is a mid-size city of 95,051 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 10 miles from Cape Coral, FL and 101 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $2k a month.
95,051people
$385kTypical home
$1,580/moRent
92° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 95,051
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,373 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Tampa, FL
- 10 mi to Cape Coral, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,425/mo)
- Median rent $1,580/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.0% 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
- 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
- Above-average violent crime (437 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,051 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to RSW airport
- 8 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 195 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 774 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 149 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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