What $1M Buys in Lee County, FL
A $1M budget buys a very different house depending on which Lee County city you point it at. This page compares every city with at least five active listings within 10% of $1M — size, age, bed and bath count, price per square foot, how much of the inventory is new construction and how long it has been sitting — from today’s live MLS actives, and lists the communities with the most homes at that price. It refreshes every night.
There are 180 homes for sale in Lee County, FL priced between $900,000 and $1,100,000 right now. At $1M, the typical home is 2,286 sq ft, built 1996, at $446/sq ft; 1% of them are new construction and the median has been on the market 74 days. The most house for the money is in Fort Myers (2,821 sq ft median); the least in Fort Myers Beach (1,469 sq ft); the newest in Estero (median build year 2017).
What $1M buys, city by city
| City | Homes for sale | Median sq ft | Beds / baths | Median year built | $ / sq ft | New construction | Median DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers | 36 | 2,821 | 4 / 3 | 1997 | $352 | 0% | 69 |
| Bonita Springs | 33 | 2,156 | 3 / 2 | 2006 | $468 | 0% | 43 |
| Fort Myers Beach | 24 | 1,469 | 3 / 2 | 1982 | $663 | 0% | 79 |
| Sanibel | 22 | 1,909 | 3 / 2 | 1980 | $517 | 0% | 135 |
| Cape Coral | 18 | 2,521 | 4 / 3 | 2006 | $390 | 11% | 105 |
| Estero | 17 | 2,488 | 3 / 3 | 2017 | $385 | 0% | 41 |
By ZIP code: where $1M goes furthest
The same budget by ZIP — useful where one city covers most of the county.
| ZIP | Homes for sale | Median sq ft | Median year built | $ / sq ft | New construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33931 Fort Myers Beach | 24 | 1,469 | 1982 | $663 | 0% |
| 34135 Bonita Springs | 23 | 2,285 | 2011 | $437 | 0% |
| 33957 Sanibel | 22 | 1,909 | 1980 | $517 | 0% |
| 33928 Estero | 16 | 2,488 | 2018 | $391 | 0% |
| 34134 Bonita Springs | 11 | 1,616 | 1997 | $618 | 0% |
| 33912 Fort Myers | 9 | 3,712 | 1998 | $276 | 0% |
| 33908 Fort Myers | 8 | 2,427 | 1994 | $410 | 0% |
| 33914 Cape Coral | 7 | 2,606 | 2006 | $381 | 14% |
| 33905 Fort Myers | 6 | 2,535 | 1983 | $409 | 0% |
| 33913 Fort Myers | 6 | 2,127 | 2009 | $479 | 0% |
Communities with the most homes near $1M
| Community | City | Homes for sale near $1M | Median sq ft | Median year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | Cape Coral | 6 | 2,423 | 2000 |
| Fairview Isles | Fort Myers Beach | 4 | 1,581 | 1968 |
| Corkscrew Shores | Estero | 4 | 2,436 | 2016 |
| Valencia Bonita | Bonita Springs | 4 | 2,330 | 2019 |
| Verdana Village | Estero | 3 | 2,482 | 2023 |
| Bonita Lakes | Bonita Springs | 3 | 2,544 | 2015 |
| Pointe Santo De Sanibel Condo | Sanibel | 3 | 1,243 | 1977 |
| Buckingham | Fort Myers | 2 | 2,577 | 1980 |
| The Place At Corkscrew | Estero | 2 | 3,856 | 2020 |
| Brynwood | Fort Myers | 2 | 3,967 | 1982 |
| Gulf Pines | Sanibel | 2 | 2,115 | 1992 |
| Gulf Beach Condo | Sanibel | 2 | 986 | 1978 |
| San Carlos Estates | Bonita Springs | 2 | 2,117 | 2009 |
| Useppa Island | Useppa Island | 2 | 1,468 | 1980 |
| Bonita National Golf And Country Club | Bonita Springs | 2 | 1,965 | 2015 |
How to read this
Counts and medians are computed from active MLS listings priced within 10% of $1M ($900,000–$1,100,000) as of October 5, 2026; property mix at this price: Single-family 72%, Condo 24%, Townhouse 2%. Cities with fewer than five listings in the band are folded out of the city table but still count in the county total. Prices are asking prices, not closings — see the county page for sale-to-list ratios. Source: live MLS feeds compiled by Momentum Research. Other budgets in Lee County: $300K, $400K, $500K, $750K. Back to homes for sale in Lee County, FL.