Lee County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Lee County, Florida. Population: 772.9K.

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Median Home Price

$330.1K

Based on 34 cities

Median Household Income

$73.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.5x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$87.1K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,699

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.82%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,669

Property Tax$225

Insurance$138

Total Monthly$2,032

Historical Home Prices

2015

$204.7K

2016

$221.2K

+8.0%%

2017

$228.7K

+3.4%%

2018

$235.3K

+2.9%%

2019

$237.8K

+1.1%%

2020

$255.8K

+7.6%%

2021

$333.4K

+30.3%%

2022

$401.0K

+20.3%%

2023

$398.6K

-0.6%%

2024

$376.1K

-5.6%%

2025

$337.5K

-10.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.7%%

Below national average

Population Density

990

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

5.1

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

63.7%

Black

7.6%

Hispanic

23.6%

Asian

1.7%

Two or More Races

2.8%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

75°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

215

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

52.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 99/100

January Low

19°F

Average winter low

July High

84°F

Average summer high

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