Best PlacesPelican, Cape Coral, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pelican, Cape Coral, 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.
Pelican, Cape Coral ranks 2,805th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pelican, Cape Coral
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.
Pelican, Cape Coral's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pelican, Cape Coral ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$820 a month, better than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Pelican, Cape Coral ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pelican, Cape Coral
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pelican, Cape Coral home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $81,613, 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 Pelican, Cape Coral's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pelican, Cape Coral
Pelican, Cape Coral runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pelican, Cape Coral.
Who works in Pelican, Cape Coral, and how
Work in Pelican, Cape Coral centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Pelican, Cape Coral
The coast is about 22 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Pelican, Cape Coral, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pelican, Cape Coral, month by month
Pelican, Cape Coral 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 Pelican, Cape Coral
Southwest Florida International sits about 15 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 Pelican, Cape Coral
Schools across Pelican, Cape Coral average a B+, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pelican Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Patriot Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Challenger Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Cape Coral High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Ida S. Baker High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pelican, Cape Coral school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pelican, Cape Coral 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 Pelican, Cape Coral against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Pelican, Cape Coral suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 58% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 82%, and it is quieter than 87%.
Common questions about living in Pelican, Cape Coral
Is Pelican, Cape Coral a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pelican, Cape Coral ranks 2,805th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, state infrastructure, and low taxes, 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 Pelican, Cape Coral expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $442,001. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $81,613 median income, cost of living beats 57% of neighborhoods.
Is Pelican, Cape Coral safe?
Yes, Pelican, Cape Coral is safer than 99% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $93 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Pelican, Cape Coral?
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 58% of neighborhoods.
Is Pelican, Cape Coral good for families?
Schools beat 81% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 99%, and childcare runs $820 a month.
Compare Pelican, Cape Coral with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pelican, Cape Coral. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pelican, Cape Coral 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.
Pelican, Cape Coral detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pelican, Cape Coral: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pelican, Cape Coral: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pelican, Cape Coral: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pelican, Cape Coral: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pelican, Cape Coral 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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