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Living in Harlem Heights, FL

Harlem Heights is a small town of 1,122 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 10 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 $196k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,122people
$196kTypical home
$1,478/moRent
91° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
120Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,122
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,734 people per sq mi
  • 106 mi to Tampa, FL
  • 10 mi to Cape Coral, FL
  • 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $196k (≈$1,238/mo)
  • Median rent $1,478/mo
  • Median household income $57k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 7.0% 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
  • 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 43
  • 18% of households have kids
  • 23% are 65 or older
  • 25% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 8% walk or take transit to work
  • 11 mi to RSW airport
  • 11 mi to RSW (major hub)
  • 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 47% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1993
  • 87% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 13 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 59 mi to a big lake
  • 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 212 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 892 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 41 bars within 25 mi
  • 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 18 museums within 25 mi
  • 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 10 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 43% of Florida districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 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
  • 9 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

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