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Whiskey Creek is a big small town of 5,371 people in Lee County, Florida. It's about 8 miles from Cape Coral, FL and 103 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 $380k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,371people
$380kTypical home
$1,814/moRent
92° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,371
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,476 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Tampa, FL
- 8 mi to Cape Coral, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $380k (≈$2,394/mo)
- Median rent $1,814/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 118 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 54
- 11% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to RSW airport
- 9 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 201 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 853 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 41 bars within 25 mi
- 172 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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