Cost of living in San Carlos Park, Florida
San Carlos Park, Florida has about 19,159 people. Typical rent is $1,715 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $85,952 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,715 a month.
San Carlos Park is a Census community, not a separate city government in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $85,952 a year.
- People
- 19,159
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,715
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $85,952
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $325,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,835
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA
San Carlos Park, Florida has about 19,159 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $325,000.
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 San Carlos Park. 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 San Carlos Park'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 San Carlos Park'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, 303 have higher typical rent than San Carlos Park.
Nearby places
- Three Oaks
Typical rent $1,887
Compare with San Carlos Park - Florida Gulf Coast University
Typical rent $1,339
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Typical rent $1,920
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Typical rent $1,695
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Typical rent $1,756
Compare with San Carlos Park - Fort Myers Beach
Typical rent $1,836
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Typical rent $1,478
- Pine Manor
Typical rent $1,171
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
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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.