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Villas is a big small town of 13,644 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 10 miles from Cape Coral, FL and 105 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 $249k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,644people
$249kTypical home
$1,695/moRent
92° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,644
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,950 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Tampa, FL
- 10 mi to Cape Coral, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,568/mo)
- Median rent $1,695/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 119 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
- 16% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to RSW airport
- 7 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 209 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 865 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 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
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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