Best PlacesFort Myers Villas, Villas, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Myers Villas, Villas, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fort Myers Villas, Villas ranks 3,013th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Myers Villas, Villas
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.
Fort Myers Villas, Villas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Myers Villas, Villas ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$820 a month, better than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Fort Myers Villas, Villas ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fort Myers Villas, Villas
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fort Myers Villas, Villas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,781, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Fort Myers Villas, Villas' effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fort Myers Villas, Villas
Fort Myers Villas, Villas runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fort Myers Villas, Villas.
Who works in Fort Myers Villas, Villas, and how
Work in Fort Myers Villas, Villas centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Fort Myers Villas, Villas
Fort Myers Villas, Villas has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 14 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Fort Myers Villas, Villas and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fort Myers Villas, Villas, month by month
Fort Myers Villas, Villas sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 77, with lows near 54. The comfortable stretch runs November through March.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77° | 65° | 54° |
| April | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 89° | 78° | 71° |
Flying in and out of Fort Myers Villas, Villas
Southwest Florida International sits about 7 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 Fort Myers Villas, Villas
Schools across Fort Myers Villas, Villas average a B−, better than 62% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ray V. Pottorf Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lexington Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- South Fort Myers High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Myers Villas, Villas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Myers Villas, Villas 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 Fort Myers Villas, Villas against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fort Myers Villas, Villas
Is Fort Myers Villas, Villas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Myers Villas, Villas ranks 3,013th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Myers Villas, Villas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $283,871. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $76,781 median income, cost of living beats 61% of neighborhoods.
Is Fort Myers Villas, Villas safe?
Yes, Fort Myers Villas, Villas is safer than 79% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $196 per resident a year.
Compare Fort Myers Villas, Villas with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Myers Villas, Villas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Myers Villas, Villas 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.
Fort Myers Villas, Villas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Myers Villas, Villas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Myers Villas, Villas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Myers Villas, Villas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Myers Villas, Villas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Myers Villas, Villas 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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