Cottonwood Bend
Homes for Sale in Fort Myers, FL

Cottonwood Bend market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $198K ($106 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 117 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 8% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level Florida Gulf Coast MLS closed sales (8 closings in the current window).

In ZIP 33905 (Fort Myers), 960 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $340K ($194/sq ft), up 0.3% year over year, with a median 61 days on market. Right now 423 active and 96 pending listings — a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 33905 housing market and the Lee County market.

Florida Gulf Coast MLS sales records identify 12 homes in Cottonwood Bend that have changed hands, built between 1996 and 2006 (median 2006), with a median living area of about 1,821 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath layout; 100% are townhomes. Source: Florida Gulf Coast MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

Cottonwood Bend in Fort Myers is trading at a modest price point relative to per-square-foot value, with a slow, low-volume market that gives buyers room to negotiate on terms and timeline.

With a median of 116.5 days on market, listings in Cottonwood Bend are not moving on the first showing weekend. That extended timeline, paired with a market heat score of 18, points to a buyer's environment where offers below list are more likely to get a hearing and inspection requests carry real weight.

The year-over-year decline of 12.2% in median price is worth sitting with rather than reacting to. On a base of just 8 closings, a handful of transactions at different price points can swing the median meaningfully. Sellers should price against the $105.78 per-square-foot figure and current condition rather than assuming last year's number still applies; buyers get more leverage to negotiate closing costs, repairs, or price when the data is this thin.

In a low-volume market like this one, every comparable sale matters more than it would in a high-turnover community. We track the closings as they happen, not just the trailing median, so pricing and offer strategy reflect what is actually moving right now, not a stale average.

Listings in this community report association dues of about $198 per month ($2,376 a year) — the median AssociationFee across 135 MLS records, normalised to a monthly figure; most are billed quarterly. Dues change with budgets and can differ by section or product type; confirm the current figure with the association before you offer. Source: MLS listing records, 2026-10.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.