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Lely Resort is a big small town of 8,582 people in Collier County, Florida. It's about 7 miles from Naples, FL and 96 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $667k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,582people
$667kTypical home
$2,078/moRent
91° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,582
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,720 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Miami, FL
- 7 mi to Naples, FL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $667k (≈$4,205/mo)
- Median rent $2,078/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 74°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (482 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 14% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to RSW airport
- 30 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 143 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 565 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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