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Iona is a big small town of 13,631 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 9 miles from Cape Coral, FL and 105 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 $323k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,631people
$323kTypical home
$1,913/moRent
92° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,631
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,057 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Tampa, FL
- 9 mi to Cape Coral, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $323k (≈$2,036/mo)
- Median rent $1,913/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% 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 69
- 5% of households have kids
- 58% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to RSW airport
- 13 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 30% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 203 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 863 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 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
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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