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St. James City is a small town of 3,412 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 9 miles from Cape Coral, FL and 101 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 $320k and rent runs about $3k a month.
3,412people
$320kTypical home
$2,829/moRent
92° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,412
- Part of a metro area
- About 234 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Tampa, FL
- 9 mi to Cape Coral, FL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,016/mo)
- Median rent $2,829/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 121 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 65
- 10% of households have kids
- 46% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to RSW airport
- 22 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 153 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 571 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 104 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Florida districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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