Best PlacesNorth Fort Myers, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Fort Myers, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Fort Myers ranks 1,835th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North 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.
North Fort Myers' strengths and weaknesses
Where North Fort Myers ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- QuietBetter than 86% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of cities
- Cheap childcare$820 a month, better than 79% of cities
Where North Fort Myers ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of cities
- Household income$64,280 median, better than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in North Fort Myers
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Fort Myers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,280, 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 North Fort Myers' effective rate of 0.71%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Fort Myers
North Fort Myers runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Fort Myers.
Who works in North Fort Myers, and how
Work in North Fort Myers centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in North Fort Myers
North Fort Myers has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of cities and more parkland per resident than 79% of cities. The coast is about 27 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of North Fort Myers and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Fort Myers, month by month
North Fort Myers 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 North Fort Myers
Southwest Florida International sits about 14 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 North Fort Myers
Schools across North Fort Myers average a B−, better than 48% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- East Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Patriot Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- North Fort Myers Academy For The ArtsB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Challenger Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Punta Gorda Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Mariner Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- North Fort Myers High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Charlotte High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Dunbar High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Fort Myers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North 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 North Fort Myers against the other 2,097 cities.
Who North Fort Myers suits
Families
Schools land around the 48th percentile and crime safety beats 63%.
Retirees
The weather beats 68% of cities, health care access beats 70%, and it is quieter than 86%.
Common questions about living in North Fort Myers
Is North Fort Myers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Fort Myers ranks 1,835th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and quiet, and lowest on empty homes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Fort Myers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,846. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $64,280 median income, cost of living beats 17% of cities.
Is North Fort Myers safe?
Yes, North Fort Myers is safer than 63% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $187 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in North Fort Myers?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 77 with lows near 54. That works out to about 114 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of cities.
Is North Fort Myers good for families?
Schools beat 48% of cities, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $820 a month.
Compare North Fort Myers with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Fort Myers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North 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.
North Fort Myers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Fort Myers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Fort Myers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Fort Myers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Fort Myers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North 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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