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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

60

71st best value in Florida

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

Overall livability

71

33rd 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 71st for value and 33rd overall. For context, the typical Cape Coral home is about 36% below the statewide median of $397,000 and local household income is about the same as the statewide median of $65,800.

Cape Coral at a glance

Median home price

$255,700

132nd in FL of 249

Median rent

$1,456/mo

Median household income

$65,300

Home price to income

3.9x

Unemployment

5.1%

130th in FL of 249

School rating

5/10

96th in FL of 249

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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. City rankings are within Florida only. Updated 2026.