Living in Heritage Bay, FL
Heritage Bay is a tiny town of 802 people in Collier County, Florida. It's about 12 miles from Naples, FL and 97 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 $679k and rent runs about $2k a month.
802people
$679kTypical home
$1,862/moRent
91° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 802
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,213 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Miami, FL
- 12 mi to Naples, FL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $679k (≈$4,279/mo)
- Median rent $1,862/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% 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 (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (482 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 8% of households have kids
- 60% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to RSW airport
- 18 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2010
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 202 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 757 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 149 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Collier County: R+33 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.