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Gateway is a big small town of 11,176 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 16 miles from Cape Coral, FL and 106 miles from Tampa, 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 $454k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,176people
$454kTypical home
$1,886/moRent
91° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,176
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,082 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Tampa, FL
- 16 mi to Cape Coral, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $454k (≈$2,862/mo)
- Median rent $1,886/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 137 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 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to RSW airport
- 3 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 196 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 871 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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