Living in Pelican Bay, FL
Pelican Bay is a big small town of 6,159 people in Collier County, Florida. It's about 6 miles from Naples, FL and 104 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 $1.3M and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,159people
$1.3MTypical home
$3,420/moRent
91° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,159
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,090 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Miami, FL
- 6 mi to Naples, FL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.3M (≈$8,121/mo)
- Median rent $3,420/mo
- Median household income $164k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 115 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 75
- 2% of households have kids
- 75% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RSW airport
- 21 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 25% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 197 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 877 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 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