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Cost of living in Fort Myers Shores, Florida

Fort Myers Shores, Florida has about 5,946 people. Typical rent is $1,567 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $72,955 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

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Typical rent is $1,567 a month.

Fort Myers Shores is a Census community, not a separate city government in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $72,955 a year.

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People
5,946
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,567
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$72,955
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$292,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,835
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA

Fort Myers Shores, Florida has about 5,946 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $292,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lee County is $1,835 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fort Myers Shores. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area, prices sit at 102.3 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Florida does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Fort Myers Shores's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Florida home paid 15.03¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Fort Myers Shores's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Florida averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 730 places we list in Florida with a rent figure, 381 have higher typical rent than Fort Myers Shores.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.