Cypress Lake, FL vs Cape Coral, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCypress Lake, FLCape Coral, FL
Population13,032215,536
Median Household Income$62,590$78,104
Median Rent$1,756/mo$1,858/mo
Median Home Value$258,900$373,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)102102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.1%61.9%
Poverty Rate9.8%10.7%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k188*121
Property Crime Rate /100k746*913
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr279279
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows56°F56°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.8 min29.9 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher23.123.3
College Degree Rate34.6%26.9%
Foreign-Born %10.2%19.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.3%+21.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Cypress Lake (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.