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Sanibel is a big small town of 6,418 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 15 miles from Cape Coral, FL and 107 miles from Tampa, 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 $957k and rent runs about $811 a month.
6,418people
$957kTypical home
$811/moRent
91° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,418
- Part of a metro area
- About 397 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Tampa, FL
- 15 mi to Cape Coral, FL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $957k (≈$6,037/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 75°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
- 122 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 67
- 9% of households have kids
- 53% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to RSW airport
- 23 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 159 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 671 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 121 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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