Housing Market Overview

Housing market data including home prices, rent costs, affordability metrics, and housing stock characteristics.

$264,206
$1,418

Housing Market Overview

Metric Fort Myers Florida Avg US Average
Median Home Price $264,206 $293,727 $242,182
Price Trend (Annual %) 12.9% 12.0% 8.2%
Median Gross Rent $1,418 $1,564 $1,342
Rent Trend (Annual %) 7.7% 6.1% 5.1%
Household Income Trend (Annual %)

Housing Cost & Rent Trends

Median Home Price Over Time
Fort Myers
Florida
United States
Year Fort Myers Florida United States
Median Rent Over Time
Fort Myers
Florida
United States
Year Fort Myers Florida United States

Affordability

On average, housing unit costs 4.4 yearly household incomes in Fort Myers.

Metric Fort Myers Florida Avg US Average
Median Home Price $264,206 $293,727 $242,182
Median Household Income $59,599 $71,865 $78,145
Price-to-Income Ratio 4.4 4.1 3.1
Home Prices vs Income Over Time
Home Prices
Household Income
Income Growth vs Housing Cost Growth (Year-over-Year %)

Compare income and housing cost trends.

Household Income Growth %
Housing Cost Growth %
Year Income Growth % Housing Cost Growth % Gap (Cost - Income)

Occupancy & Tenure

Metric Fort Myers Florida Avg US Average
Homeownership Rate 37.7% 57.1% 58.2%
Rental Rate 40.7% 27.7% 31.3%
Vacancy Rate 21.5% 15.2% 10.6%
Median Tenure (years) 9.0 13.0 15.0
Median Year Moved In 2017 2013 2011

Housing Stock

Metric Fort Myers Florida Avg US Average
Average Household Size 2.43 people 2.51 people 2.54 people
Median Structure Built Year 1992 1987 1978
Median Number of Rooms 4.6 5.2 5.5