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What Is It Like to Live in Cape Coral?

What it costs to live in Cape Coral, and how it compares with other Florida cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

50

139th best value in Florida

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Florida cities.

Overall livability

54

116th overall in Florida

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Cape Coral is home to about 193,003 people. A typical home runs $255,700 and a household earns around $65,300, a price-to-income ratio of 3.9. Among Florida's largest cities, it ranks 139th for value and 116th overall.

Cape Coral at a glance

Median home price

$255,700

142nd in FL of 249

Median rent

$1,456/mo

Median household income

$65,300

Home price to income

3.9x

Unemployment

3.2%

58th in FL of 249

School rating

7/10

30th in FL of 249

Air quality (AQI)

37

243rd in FL of 249

Walk score

28/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Florida only. Updated 2026.