Living here
Cost of living in Fort Myers
Housing is close to the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,442/mo
7% above US
Median home value
$351,600
16% above US
Median household income
$62,160
21% below US
Rent as share of income
28%
US 21%
Home price to income
5.7×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
6.5%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Fort Myers compares
- Fort Myers$1,442
- Florida$1,564
- United States$1,348
- Pembroke Pines$1,910
- Hialeah$1,558
- Delray Beach$1,914
- Coral Gables$2,121
- Miami Beach$1,733
- Palm Bay$1,487
- Orlando$1,650
- Daytona Beach$1,239
- Fort Myers$351,600
- Florida$325,000
- United States$303,400
- Pembroke Pines$411,700
- Hialeah$359,200
- Delray Beach$386,700
- Coral Gables$1,007,500
- Miami Beach$542,000
- Palm Bay$248,000
- Orlando$359,000
- Daytona Beach$244,300
Taxes
Life in Fort Myers
Questions
Is Fort Myers expensive to live in?
Housing in Fort Myers is close to the national average: median rent is $1,442 (7% above US) and the median home value is $351,600 (16% above US).
How much is rent in Fort Myers?
The median gross rent is $1,442 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,555, 1 bedroom $1,564, 2 bedrooms $1,835, 3 bedrooms $2,373, 4 bedrooms $2,615.
How much of their income do renters spend in Fort Myers?
At the median, a year’s rent ($17,304) equals about 28% of the median household income ($62,160); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Fort Myers?
Sales tax is 6.5% and property taxes run about 1.04% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Florida Department of Revenue - Discretionary Sales Surtax Information for Calendar Year 2026 (DR-15DSS, R. 11/25).