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 285 homes for sale in Lee County, FL priced between $900,000 and $1,100,000 right now. At $1M, the typical home is 2,287 sq ft, built 2003, at $441/sq ft; 7% of them are new construction and the median has been on the market 70 days. The most house for the money is in Alva (4,488 sq ft median); the least in Fort Myers Beach (1,448 sq ft); the newest in Cape Coral (median build year 2021).
What $1M buys, city by city
| City | Homes for sale | Median sq ft | Beds / baths | Median year built | $ / sq ft | New construction | Median DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | 94 | 2,396 | 3 / 3 | 2021 | $417 | 20% | 77 |
| Bonita Springs | 38 | 2,196 | 3 / 3 | 2006 | $461 | 0% | 44 |
| Fort Myers | 32 | 2,797 | 4 / 3 | 1998 | $348 | 0% | 69 |
| Fort Myers Beach | 32 | 1,448 | 3 / 2 | 1980 | $663 | 0% | 57 |
| Sanibel | 31 | 1,990 | 3 / 2 | 1982 | $495 | 0% | 130 |
| Estero | 22 | 2,476 | 3 / 3 | 2015 | $399 | 0% | 34 |
| North Fort Myers | 7 | 2,583 | 4 / 3 | 1982 | $387 | 0% | 256 |
| Alva | 5 | 4,488 | 4 / 4 | 2007 | $223 | 0% | 85 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33914 Cape Coral | 46 | 2,419 | 2015 | $414 | 13% |
| 33931 Fort Myers Beach | 32 | 1,448 | 1980 | $663 | 0% |
| 33957 Sanibel | 31 | 1,990 | 1982 | $495 | 0% |
| 34135 Bonita Springs | 24 | 2,266 | 2014 | $428 | 0% |
| 33993 Cape Coral | 23 | 2,231 | 2024 | $444 | 43% |
| 33928 Estero | 18 | 2,488 | 2016 | $391 | 0% |
| 34134 Bonita Springs | 17 | 2,102 | 1998 | $475 | 0% |
| 33991 Cape Coral | 11 | 2,383 | 2019 | $431 | 9% |
| 33908 Fort Myers | 9 | 2,634 | 1994 | $374 | 0% |
| 33990 Cape Coral | 7 | 2,670 | 2006 | $374 | 14% |
| 33913 Fort Myers | 7 | 2,193 | 2015 | $459 | 0% |
| 33904 Cape Coral | 7 | 2,351 | 2005 | $431 | 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 | 78 | 2,363 | 2022 |
| Corkscrew Shores | Estero | 5 | 2,488 | 2016 |
| Fairview Isles | Fort Myers Beach | 4 | 1,581 | 1968 |
| Bonita Lakes | Bonita Springs | 4 | 2,765 | 2015 |
| Valencia Bonita | Bonita Springs | 4 | 2,330 | 2019 |
| Cape Royal | Cape Coral | 4 | 2,599 | 2019 |
| Verdana Village | Estero | 3 | 2,482 | 2024 |
| Bonita National Golf And Country Club | Bonita Springs | 3 | 2,040 | 2015 |
| Pointe Santo De Sanibel Condo | Sanibel | 3 | 1,243 | 1977 |
| Bonita Farms | Bonita Springs | 2 | 1,855 | 1991 |
| Miramar | Fort Myers Beach | 2 | 1,313 | 1963 |
| Palm Harbor Club | Fort Myers Beach | 2 | 1,663 | 2000 |
| Gulf Pines | Sanibel | 2 | 2,115 | 1992 |
| Dunes At Sanibel Island | Sanibel | 2 | 2,671 | 1992 |
| Gulf Beach Condo | Sanibel | 2 | 986 | 1978 |
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 24, 2026; property mix at this price: Single-family 78%, Condo 20%, Townhouse 1%. 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.