Best PlacesArborwood, Fort Myers, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arborwood, Fort Myers, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Arborwood, Fort Myers ranks 1,206th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Arborwood, Fort Myers
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Arborwood, Fort Myers' strengths and weaknesses
Where Arborwood, Fort Myers ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Arborwood, Fort Myers ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Arborwood, Fort Myers
A household needs to earn about $144,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arborwood, Fort Myers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $123,329, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Arborwood, Fort Myers' effective rate of 0.97%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Arborwood, Fort Myers
Arborwood, Fort Myers runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Arborwood, Fort Myers.
Who works in Arborwood, Fort Myers, and how
Work in Arborwood, Fort Myers centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Arborwood, Fort Myers
The coast is about 21 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Arborwood, Fort Myers, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Arborwood, Fort Myers, month by month
Arborwood, Fort Myers sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 76, with lows near 53. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| April | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 88° | 78° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Arborwood, Fort Myers
Southwest Florida International sits about 3 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.5 million passengers in 2025, with 103 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Arborwood, Fort Myers
Schools across Arborwood, Fort Myers average a C+, better than 46% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Treeline Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Ray V. Pottorf Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Tortuga Preserve Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lexington Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Harns Marsh Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Dunbar High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- South Fort Myers High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arborwood, Fort Myers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arborwood, Fort Myers measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Arborwood, Fort Myers against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Arborwood, Fort Myers
Is Arborwood, Fort Myers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arborwood, Fort Myers ranks 1,206th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and health care access, and lowest on walkability and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arborwood, Fort Myers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $538,405. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $123,329 median income, cost of living beats 91% of neighborhoods.
Is Arborwood, Fort Myers safe?
Yes, Arborwood, Fort Myers is safer than 100% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $69 per resident a year.
Compare Arborwood, Fort Myers with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arborwood, Fort Myers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arborwood, Fort Myers represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Arborwood, Fort Myers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arborwood, Fort Myers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arborwood, Fort Myers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arborwood, Fort Myers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arborwood, Fort Myers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arborwood, Fort Myers detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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