Best PlacesTice, Fort Myers, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tice, Fort Myers, 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.
Tice, Fort Myers ranks 4,429th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tice, 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.
Tice, Fort Myers' strengths and weaknesses
Where Tice, Fort Myers ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$820 a month, better than 87% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Tice, Fort Myers ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Tice, Fort Myers
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tice, Fort Myers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,318, 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 Tice, Fort Myers' effective rate of 0.79%, 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 Tice, Fort Myers
Tice, Fort Myers runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tice, Fort Myers.
Who works in Tice, Fort Myers, and how
Work in Tice, Fort Myers centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Tice, Fort Myers
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Tice, Fort Myers, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tice, Fort Myers, month by month
Tice, 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 Tice, Fort Myers
Southwest Florida International sits about 10 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 Tice, Fort Myers
Schools across Tice, Fort Myers average a C+, better than 46% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Tortuga Preserve Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Tice Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harns Marsh Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Dunbar High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tice, Fort Myers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tice, 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 Tice, Fort Myers against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tice, Fort Myers
Is Tice, Fort Myers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tice, Fort Myers ranks 4,429th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tice, Fort Myers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,497. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $61,318 median income, cost of living beats 31% of neighborhoods.
Is Tice, Fort Myers safe?
Yes, Tice, Fort Myers is safer than 84% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
Compare Tice, Fort Myers with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tice, Fort Myers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tice, 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.
Tice, Fort Myers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tice, Fort Myers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tice, Fort Myers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tice, Fort Myers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tice, Fort Myers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tice, 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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