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.

2,127 community guides, organized by town — the largest towns show their most active communities here, with every community on the town page. Start with the interactive Neighborhood Finder if you'd rather browse the whole map.

Fort Myers (825)

See all 825 Fort Myers communities → (36 most active shown here)

Cape Coral (264)

See all 264 Cape Coral communities → (36 most active shown here)

North Fort Myers (138)

See all 138 North Fort Myers communities → (36 most active shown here)

Lehigh Acres (80)

See all 80 Lehigh Acres communities → (36 most active shown here)

Estero (166)

See all 166 Estero communities → (36 most active shown here)

Bonita Springs (300)

See all 300 Bonita Springs communities → (36 most active shown here)

Fort Myers Beach (129)

See all 129 Fort Myers Beach communities → (36 most active shown here)

Sanibel (114)

See all 114 Sanibel communities → (36 most active shown here)

Captiva (23)

Alva (16)

Bokeelia (31)

St. James City (17)

Miromar Lakes (24)

Straight answers

How bad is flood and insurance risk in Lee County?

It is parcel-specific and it matters more here than almost anywhere. Coastal Cape Coral, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, and the canal districts carry genuine surge and wind exposure that reprices insurance; inland ridge neighborhoods rate very differently. Each guide states the flood zone and what to verify before offering.

Do Lee County communities have CDD fees?

The newer master plans along Corkscrew and Alico commonly carry CDD assessments on the tax bill on top of HOA; established Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, and Lehigh Acres neighborhoods generally do not. Each guide says which side of that line a community sits on.

Where is the value in Lee County right now?

Lehigh Acres and North Fort Myers for entry pricing, and the inland Fort Myers neighborhoods the coastal premium has not reached. The guides separate genuine value from flood-exposed or seawall-deferred traps.

Homes for sale now in Lee County

11,620 live listings in this area, 804 listed in the last 7 days. A selection, newest first:

1701 Framingham CT, Fort Myers · $359,900 · 4 bd · 1,516 sq ft · Courtesy of Carrera Consulting Group Inter
15753 Caloosa Creek Cir, Fort Myers · $774,900 · 4 bd · 2,629 sq ft · Courtesy of John R. Wood Properties
4400 Estero Blvd 401, Fort Myers Beach · $1,050,000 · 3 bd · 1,352 sq ft · Courtesy of John R. Wood Properties
4725 Rue Belle Mer, Sanibel · $6,489,000 · 4 bd · 3,867 sq ft · Courtesy of Kingfisher Real Estate, Inc.
20317 Corkscrew Shores Blvd, Estero · $545,000 · 2 bd · 1,388 sq ft · Courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company
19751 Adams RD, Fort Myers · $470,000 · 4 bd · 2,370 sq ft · Courtesy of Xclusive Homes LLC
3165 Bunny Run DR, North Fort Myers · $149,999 · 3 bd · 1,090 sq ft · Courtesy of Schooner Bay Realty, Inc.
302 Stonybrook Ave, Lehigh Acres · $339,000 · 4 bd · 1,714 sq ft · Courtesy of The Betances Brokerage LLC
792 Bell Blvd S, Lehigh Acres · $309,900 · 3 bd · 1,694 sq ft · Courtesy of Hustle Bees Realty LLC
12191 Kelly Sands Way 1505, Fort Myers · $209,000 · 2 bd · 1,160 sq ft · Courtesy of Real Broker, LLC
28241 Lisbon CT 3522, Bonita Springs · $395,000 · 3 bd · 1,737 sq ft · Courtesy of Premiere Plus Realty Company
16737 Pheasant CT, Fort Myers · $219,990 · 3 bd · 1,855 sq ft · Courtesy of The Simonelli Real Estate Grp
3284 Royal Canadian Trce 4, Fort Myers · $124,500 · 2 bd · 820 sq ft · Courtesy of Starlink Realty, Inc
6660 Estero Blvd 303, Fort Myers Beach · $639,900 · 2 bd · 1,244 sq ft · Courtesy of Starlink Realty, Inc
111 Snead DR, North Fort Myers · $154,500 · 2 bd · 1,256 sq ft · Courtesy of Legacy Premier Realty LLC
9395 Pennsylvania Ave 3, Bonita Springs · $345,000 · 3 bd · 1,700 sq ft · Courtesy of REMAX Affinity Mercato
28560 Twain DR, Bonita Springs · $999,999 · 3 bd · 2,196 sq ft · Courtesy of John R Wood Properties
18091 Lagos Way, Naples · $2,195,000 · 3 bd · 3,018 sq ft · Courtesy of Weekly Realty Group, LLC
1600 Edith Esplanade, Cape Coral · $1,375,000 · 4 bd · 2,071 sq ft · Courtesy of Century 21 Selling Paradise
1430 Mohawk Pkwy, Cape Coral · $1,495,000 · 3 bd · 2,442 sq ft · Courtesy of Realty One Group MVP
630 SW 15TH ST, Cape Coral · $695,000 · 4 bd · 2,100 sq ft · Courtesy of Agent Plus Realty LLC
441 NE 5th Ave, Cape Coral · $500,000 · 3 bd · 2,082 sq ft · Courtesy of Redfin Corporation
3310 NW 5th Ter, Cape Coral · $435,000 · 4 bd · 2,556 sq ft · Courtesy of Cape Premier Realty LLC
918 NE 12th ST, Cape Coral · $329,000 · 4 bd · 1,683 sq ft · Courtesy of Carney Realty & Associates Inc

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