Momentum Housing Data · Fort Myers

Fort Myers Neighborhoods, Ranked by the Data

“Best” depends on what you’re optimizing for — so instead of one opinion, here are four rankings of Fort Myers’s neighborhoods, each computed from recorded MLS data with its criterion printed on top. 47 Fort Myers communities cleared the data bar (at least 20 recorded closings); every row links the community’s full data guide.

Most active markets

Criterion: recorded closings, trailing 12 months — where homes actually change hands

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1San Carlos Park · values$348,000162162 closings
2Fort Myers · values$320,000148148 closings
3Timber Creek · values$560,0009090 closings
4Portico · values$357,5008989 closings
5Fort Myers Shores · values$260,0008787 closings
6Terrace · values$220,0007878 closings
7Paseo · values$365,0006969 closings
8Esplanade Lake Club · values$836,6486767 closings
9Seven Lakes · values$112,0006161 closings
10Mirror Lakes · values$325,0006060 closings
11Bridgetown · values$530,0005858 closings
12Arborwood Preserve · values$460,0004949 closings
13Verandas · values$250,0004848 closings
14Somerset · values$680,0004747 closings
15Buckingham · values$387,5004040 closings

Strongest 1-year price performance

Criterion: median sold-price change vs. prior year (recorded closings only)

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1Vista Wildblue · values$1,157,50028+17.0%
2Wildblue · values$1,794,50036+16.9%
3Bridgetown · values$530,00058+8.2%
4Fiddlesticks Country Club · values$837,50028+4.0%
5Cross Creek Estates · values$472,00025+3.5%
6Bentley Crossing$319,99931+2.6%
7Botanica Lakes · values$425,00037+1.9%
8Timber Creek · values$560,00090+1.8%
9Fort Myers · values$320,000148+0.8%
10Somerset · values$680,00047+0.0%
11Whiskey Creek · values$513,77323-0.9%
12Reflection Lakes · values$350,00038-1.4%
13Esplanade Lake Club · values$836,64867-1.6%
14Club At Crystal Lake Condominium · values$197,50021-2.2%
15Materita · values$415,00031-2.4%

Fastest-selling

Criterion: average days on market, trailing window — demand in its purest form

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1Whiskey Creek · values$513,773236 days avg
2San Carlos Park · values$348,00016224 days avg
3Sommerset Villas · values$282,5002024 days avg
4Tanglewood · values$430,0002024 days avg
5Southmont Cove · values$229,5002828 days avg
6Lexington Country Club · values$617,5002030 days avg
7Fort Myers Villas · values$325,0003930 days avg
8Prato At Pelican Preserve · values$445,0002130 days avg
9Buckingham · values$387,5004032 days avg
10Buckingham$387,5004032 days avg
11Materita · values$415,0003132 days avg
12Arborwood Preserve · values$460,0004934 days avg
13Bentley Crossing$319,9993135 days avg
14Portico · values$357,5008936 days avg
15Club At Crystal Lake Condominium · values$197,5002138 days avg

Most accessible active markets (at/below Fort Myers’s $385,000 median)

Criterion: median sold price at or below the citywide community median, ranked by sales activity

#NeighborhoodMedian soldClosings (12 mo)Metric
1San Carlos Park · values$348,000162$348,000
2Fort Myers · values$320,000148$320,000
3Portico · values$357,50089$357,500
4Fort Myers Shores · values$260,00087$260,000
5Terrace · values$220,00078$220,000
6Paseo · values$365,00069$365,000
7Seven Lakes · values$112,00061$112,000
8Mirror Lakes · values$325,00060$325,000
9Verandas · values$250,00048$250,000
10Fort Myers Villas · values$325,00039$325,000
11Reflection Lakes · values$350,00038$350,000
12Lindsford · values$339,75036$339,750
13Waterford · values$261,00032$261,000
14Bentley Crossing$319,99931$319,999
15Bell Tower Park · values$380,00029$380,000

How to read these: a neighborhood on multiple lists is liquid, appreciating, and moving fast — that combination is what most buyers mean by “best.” One caution the data forces: last year’s hottest appreciation list is often next year’s cooled market, so treat the price-performance table as history, not prophecy. Costs differ too — many newer communities carry CDD assessments older ones don’t.

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Rankings computed from recorded MLS data (medians and counts for the stated windows) via the criteria printed above each table — no editorial scoring, no demographic factors. Compiled from MLS records; deemed reliable but not guaranteed; figures change as new sales record. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures