Town And River
Homes for Sale in Fort Myers, FL
True comps, carrying-cost math, and listings before the portals.
Market Heat
Town And River is a large-home market first and a numbers market second. Median living area runs close to 3,956 square feet, and the price per square foot near $384.71 tells you the value here is built into the structure and the lot, not into a clubhouse or a gate. With no community amenities identified from current MLS listings, what you're paying for is the house itself and its riverfront-area setting.
The current posture favors buyers willing to be patient. Median days on market sits at 91.5, prices are down 19.5% year over year, and the market heat score of 16 puts this firmly in slow-moving territory. Only 22 closings fed this snapshot, so pricing here is set home by home rather than by a tight comp set — sellers who price to condition and buyers who do their homework both have room to work.
Town And River right now
🔴 Off the recent peak. The trailing-12-month median ($818K) is down 19.5% from the prior 12 months ($1.02M).Momentum Research, record-level fgc closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 29. Confidence: Medium (22 and 12 sales in the two windows).
What's unique here: the median sale price is about 2x the typical Lee County sale ($818K 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
Town And River market snapshot (as of July 29, 2026): the median sale price is about $818K ($385 per sq ft over the trailing 12 months of closed sales), and a median 92 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 20% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level fgc closed sales (22 closings in the current window).
Town And River is a community of 784 homes in Fort Myers, Lee County, built between 1930 and 2024 (median 1979), with a median living area of about 3,956 square feet. 68% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).
Town And River sits in Fort Myers on Lee County's river-adjacent side, built out mostly from 1930 through 2024 with a median build year of 1979 — a mix of original construction and homes updated or rebuilt over decades. At a median price of $817,500 on homes averaging just under 4,000 square feet, this is a large-footprint community where the spread between original and renovated stock does most of the work in setting value.
Who Town And River is best for.
Best for
- Buyers who want a large home footprint and are comfortable evaluating condition and renovation history rather than relying on amenities
- Buyers with a longer purchase timeline who can wait through a market currently running close to a 91.5-day median days on market
- Buyers focused on Fort Myers river-adjacent locations who are prioritizing land and structure over community programming
Probably not for
- Buyers who want organized community amenities, since none are identified from current MLS listings
- Buyers who need a fast close or high transaction volume to benchmark pricing, given only 22 closings in the current window
- Buyers uncomfortable with a wide condition range across a 1930-2024 build spread and a median build year of 1979
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 ($818K) IS the median in the snapshot above, and the move from 2025 ($1.02M) IS the -19.5% one-year change.
Windows contain 10 to 48 sales each (22 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 Town And River buying strategy.
If we were buying in Town And River 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 Town And River.
Size, age, and a slow clock
The defining number in Town And River isn't the median price, it's the median living area. At just under 3,956 square feet, these are substantial homes, and the 1930-2024 build range means inventory spans original mid-century construction alongside full rebuilds and newer homes on the same streets. That range is why a single median price of $817,500 only tells part of the story — two homes at the same address type can differ enormously depending on whether they've been touched since 1979 or built new.
The market data points to a slower cycle right now. A median of 91.5 days on market is long by most standards, and the 19.5% year-over-year price movement signals a market that has cooled from wherever it was pricing a year ago. With only 22 closings behind this snapshot, any single sale can move the average — buyers should lean on condition and lot specifics over headline comps, and sellers should expect a longer runway to close than they may be used to.
The location and the amenities are priced into every listing in Town And River. The deal is won or lost on condition, the comps, and the renovation math.
Momentum Buy Score.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the factors that decide how a home in Town And River buys, holds, and resells. Momentum Research; not an appraisal.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment on a 0 to 10 scale, built from the record-level market data on this page. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value and not advice on a specific home; unlike an automated value estimate they do not price your home, they grade the community on evidence you can inspect. Composite is the plain average of the 3 factors (3.6). Basis: Recent Direction -19.5% year-over-year; Owner Commitment 68% owner-occupied; Pricing Power 89.2% sale-to-list. Refreshed with each data update.
Why work with Momentum here
A community with a wide build-year range, no packaged amenities, and a thin closings count is exactly where local, home-by-home judgment matters more than a market report. We walk the condition, the renovation history, and the lot specifics with you rather than leaning on a median that only reflects 22 transactions.
Town And River in 15 seconds.
HOA, CDD & Fees
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- Any club/amenity membership is billed separately
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Data sources & freshness
| Community market stats | fgc closed sales, 12-month windows ending July 29, 2026 |
| Housing stock & ownership | Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll (street-list match (16 streets, ZIP 33919)) |
| Under-contract shares | fgc records, as of 2026-07-18 |
| Historical depth | Closed-sale records back to 2014 (380 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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