Maple Gardens
Homes for Sale in Fort Myers, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Maple Gardens is a small, quiet corner of the Fort Myers market, and the numbers reflect that: only five closings inform this snapshot, so the 24.8% year-over-year swing in price says more about which specific homes traded than about a broad repricing of the community. At a median of $181,000 and $162.04 per square foot, this reads as an entry-level to mid-range pocket rather than a premium one.
A median 54 days on market and a market heat score of 33 point to a slower, buyer-patient environment rather than a bidding-war one. For sellers, that means pricing has to be sharp from day one since there is not enough transaction volume to paper over an ambitious list price. For buyers, it means there is room to negotiate and time to do real diligence before committing.
Maple Gardens right now
🟢 Still climbing. The trailing-12-month median ($181K) is up 24.8% from the prior 12 months ($145K). With about 6 sales a year, a single closing can swing this number, so read the level and the decade, not one year's move.Momentum Research, record-level fgc closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 29. Confidence: Low (5 and 8 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 49% below the typical Lee County sale ($181K vs $355K, trailing 12 months, fgc records).
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Updated July 29, 2026 · Live data: fgc, refreshed twice daily · MLS facts carry their source; interpretation lines are Momentum Research · Data sources & freshness
The 60-Second Overview
Maple Gardens market snapshot (as of July 29, 2026): the median sale price is about $181K ($162 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 54 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is up 25% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level fgc closed sales (5 closings in the current window).
Maple Gardens is a low-volume segment of the Fort Myers, Lee County market where a handful of recent closings is doing the talking, so any single sale can move the averages more than it would in a larger community.
Who Maple Gardens is best for.
Best for
- Buyers with a budget near the $181K median who want an entry point into the Fort Myers market
- Buyers comfortable evaluating a home on its own merits rather than leaning on community amenities
- Buyers who can take time on due diligence given the slower, 54-day median pace
Probably not for
- Buyers who want a large recent-sales comp set to validate every pricing decision
- Buyers specifically seeking shared community amenities as part of the purchase
- Sellers expecting a fast, high-competition sale given the current market heat score
Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For
Median sale price over the trailing 12 months ending July 29 of each year, from record-level fgc closed sales. Same methodology as every appreciation figure on this page: the 2026 point ($181K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($145K) IS the +24.8% one-year change.
Windows contain 1 to 13 sales each (5 in the current window); every figure carries its sample size, and thin markets swing on single closings. Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
17% of homes for sale in ZIP 33919 are already under contract (under contract ÷ under contract + active listings) — a read on how much of the available inventory buyers have already claimed. Source: MLS data (2026-07-18).
The Maple Gardens buying strategy.
If we were buying in Maple Gardens today, this is the order of operations we would run for our clients.
Underwrite the condition first. Price the roof, HVAC, and systems honestly before judging any list price; condition swings value here more than square footage alone.
Match the home to real comps. Recent sales of similar condition and lot, not the asking price, tell you what a home is worth.
Move deliberately, not desperately. Neither side has a decisive edge, so a well-prepared, fairly-priced offer wins without overpaying.
Line up financing and inspection early. A pre-approval and an inspection plan let you act fast and negotiate from evidence.
Keep an agent in your corner. The listing agent works for the seller; we represent you and prepare a hand-built valuation before any offer in Maple Gardens.
A market defined by thin data, not thin value
With only five closings in the current window, Maple Gardens does not generate the kind of trend line you get in a higher-volume community. The 24.8% year-over-year change is real, but it is calculated on a small base, so it should be read as a signal to investigate individual sales rather than as proof of a market-wide shift. Buyers and sellers here are better served by looking at the specific comps behind that number than at the percentage itself.
The 54-day median days-on-market and market heat score of 33 both suggest a market with no urgency baked in. That is consistent with a lower price point and a modest transaction count, where homes find their buyer over weeks rather than days. Current MLS listings do not identify community amenities for Maple Gardens, so any appeal here is tied to the individual home and its lot rather than to shared community features.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Maple Gardens. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Why work with Momentum here
In a community with only a handful of closings to reference, pricing a home or evaluating an offer takes more than pulling an average. We dig into the individual comps behind the Maple Gardens numbers, so you are pricing to what actually sold and how it compares, not to a percentage that a single transaction could swing.
Maple Gardens in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
- Mandatory HOA — confirm current dues
- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.
Tools for a Maple Gardens buy.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and pricing to real comps, not an automated estimate. The right number comes from closed Maple Gardens sales matched to your home.
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | fgc closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 29, 2026 |
| Under-contract shares | fgc records, as of 2026-07-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (77 transactions analyzed) |
Verify the primary sources yourself: Florida DOR · U.S. Census · FEMA flood maps · Citizens Property Insurance.
Momentum Research figures are our own analysis of fgc records; MLS data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Methodology: how Momentum market scores are computed. Market metrics describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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