City in Florida, United States

Cape Coral

$335kMedian Home
344Sunny Days/yr
82°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation175kElevation3 ft
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Cape Coral is a city in Lee County, Florida, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico. Founded in 1957, the city's population had grown to 194,016 as of the 2020 census, a 26% increase from 154,309 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-most populous city in Florida. With an area of 120 square miles (310 km2), Cape Coral is the largest city between Tampa and Miami in both population and area. It is the largest and principal city in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city has over 400 mi (640 km) of navigable waterways, more than any other city on earth.

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Where It Is

Location Context
Cape Coral, Florida
Latitude26.56°
Longitude-81.95°
Population175k
Altitude3 ft

State Context

FloridaU.S. state

Florida is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Straits of Florida to the south, and The Bahamas to the southeast. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, spanning approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), not including its many barrier islands.Wikipedia

Income tax: NoneAvg sales tax: 7.02%Property tax: 0.90%Official school data available

About the Region

Southeast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Nature Access

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City Profile

Urban Feel1,872/mi²residents
Median Age48 yrs
College Educated25%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home11%of workforce
Poverty Rate10%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$335k
Median home price
Rent burden31% of income
Household Income
$72k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundMostly car-oriented
Best available read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Mostly car-oriented day to day.

Walk Score
20
School Rating
6/10
Internet
Fiber
87%
Cable
98%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
344
sunny days per year
94% of the year
Avg High Temp
82°F
annual average
Rainfall
58"
inches per year
Air Quality
39
Good AQI
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Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
high
FEMA classification
Wildfire Risk
minimal
FEMA rating
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Current Conditions

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