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Living in Pine Island Center, FL

Pine Island Center is a small town of 1,834 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 8 miles from Cape Coral, FL and 96 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,834people
$309kTypical home
$1,206/moRent
93° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
116Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,834
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 420 people per sq mi
  • 96 mi to Tampa, FL
  • 8 mi to Cape Coral, FL
  • 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $309k (≈$1,948/mo)
  • Median rent $1,206/mo
  • Median household income $68k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 93°F
  • Winter highs around 76°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
  • 258 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
  • 107 cloudy days a year
  • 26 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 116 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 53
  • 23% of households have kids
  • 34% are 65 or older
  • 25% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 22 mi to PGD airport
  • 24 mi to RSW (major hub)
  • 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 62% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1986
  • 97% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 23 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 67 mi to a big lake
  • 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 173 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 582 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 35 bars within 25 mi
  • 115 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 3 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
  • 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 19 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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