Lehigh Acres, FL vs North Fort Myers, FL

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

MetricLehigh Acres, FLNorth Fort Myers, FL
Population132,35344,993
Median Household Income$66,890$56,261
Median Rent$1,657/mo$1,255/mo
Median Home Value$292,400$161,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)102102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income56.3%49.4%
Poverty Rate17.1%14.8%
Unemployment Rate4.3% (county)4.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k188*188*
Property Crime Rate /100k746*746*
Median AQI4040
Good AQI Days /yr279279
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows56°F56°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute38.2 min28.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher22.622.5
College Degree Rate14.3%21.6%
Foreign-Born %31%11.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.3%+3.3%

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 both cities (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.