Lee County neighborhoods, Fort Myers to Cape Coral. Know what matters before you buy.

Lee County is Southwest Florida's volume engine. Cape Coral is one of the country's fastest-growing cities, built on a vast canal grid where waterfront access and the seawall question drive value more than the house. Fort Myers splits between the historic river district, the gated golf communities off Daniels and Treeline, and the fast-filling Corkscrew and Alico corridors where the new master plans are landing. Estero and Bonita Springs hold the south-county premium near the Gulf and the airport, while Lehigh Acres and North Fort Myers remain the affordability release valves the metro keeps leaning on.

What decides a Lee County purchase is rarely the floor plan. It is the flood zone and elevation after back-to-back hurricane seasons, the CDD bond stacked on the newer Corkscrew-corridor plats, hurricane and wind insurance that reprices block by block, and seawall and dock condition on the canal homes. Every guide below states the fee stack, the flood posture, and the commute reality, not the sales-office version.

2164 community guides below, organized by town. Start with the interactive Neighborhood Finder if you'd rather browse the whole map.