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Moving to
Cypress Lake.
Cypress Lake is an unincorporated community in Lee County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Cypress Lake
Cypress Lake is an unincorporated community in Florida with home prices that remain within reach. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Cypress Lake deals with rent well above the national average, household incomes below the national average, larger class sizes than the national average, and hot summers.
The good
- Affordable home prices
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- Below-average household incomes
- High student-teacher ratio
- Hot summers
- Above-average rainfall
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
How Cypress Lake compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Cypress Lake
Based on Cypress Lake's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,512
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $70,240 a year
- 48% of Cypress Lake renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$51,780
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $25,890
- Homes cost 4.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 24% above US
$1,756/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,756 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $258,900. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $258,900 · 48% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.3% county unemployment
Unemployment in Lee County is 4.3%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Lee County (county-wide)
Safety
188 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Cypress Lake doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Lee County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 746/100k · Policed by Lee County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
25 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 24.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 56°F. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforceNear US average
35% bachelor's degree or higher
Education levels run about average, with 35% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 23:1, above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Big Cypress National Preserve (64 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Cypress Lake's strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and household incomes below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,756/mo) equals 34% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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