Area data
Fort Myers, FL — ZIP 33965
Population: 4,836 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with coastalflooding, hurricane, lightning the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.4% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 552.0 (+0.9% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,555/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,564/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,835/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,373/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $2,615/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 103.4 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $25.50/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- coastalFlooding, hurricane, lightning, inlandFlooding, coldWave
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively Low · tornado: Relatively Moderate · coldWave: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · wildfire: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Very High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 91% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 21.2%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 75.0°F
- Average high
- 85.0°F
- Average low
- 66.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 57.4 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 10a (extreme annual low 30 to 35°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 279
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 86
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 97
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 21
- Nearest airport
- Page Field (FMY) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Page Field (FMY) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 13
- Hospitals include
- LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Adventhealth Port Charlotte
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.9 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 120
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.2 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,013
- Housing built before 1970
- 14.7%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 70.6%
- Households with broadband internet
- 65.1%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 271,920
- Average weekly wage
- $1,211
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 13,547
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 33965?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,835/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 33965?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coastalFlooding, hurricane, lightning, inlandFlooding, coldWave.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 33965?
- Risk to homes is higher than 91% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 33965?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 33965?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 33965?
- Good. Median AQI: 40. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 33965?
- Regional Price Parity: 103.4 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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