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44,993people live here $56,261median household income▼ 30% below US $1,255median rent per month▼ 11% below US $161,800median home value▼ 51% below US

North Fort Myers 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 North Fort Myers

North Fort Myers is an unincorporated community in Florida with rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. North Fort Myers deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, college degree attainment below the national average, and larger class sizes than the national average.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Above-average commute times
Low college degree attainment
High student-teacher ratio
Hot summers
Above-average rainfall

How North Fort Myers compares

Median household income

North Fort Myers$56,261

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

North Fort Myers$1,255

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

North Fort Myers$161,800

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to North Fort Myers

Based on North Fort Myers's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,510

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $50,200 a year
49% of North Fort Myers renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$32,360

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $16,180
Homes cost 2.9× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 11% below US

$1,255/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,255 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $161,800. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $161,800 · 49% 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

North Fort Myers 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

28 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 28.4 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

72%

Work from home

12%

Carpool

10%

Other

3.5%

Walk

2.2%

Public transit

0.2%

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

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 40% below US

22% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 22%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

6 public schools inside the boundary

There are 6 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. 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 (69 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

North Fort Myers's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,255/mo) equals 27% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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