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Three Oaks is a big small town of 6,144 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 17 miles from Cape Coral, FL and 110 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 $480k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,144people
$480kTypical home
$1,887/moRent
91° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,144
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,543 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Miami, FL
- 17 mi to Cape Coral, FL
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $480k (≈$3,024/mo)
- Median rent $1,887/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 132 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 32
- 37% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to RSW airport
- 5 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2009
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 234 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,045 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 209 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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