Cost of living in Lee County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,835 a month.
That HUD number covers Lee County, Florida, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,555
- 1 bed
- $1,564
- 2 bed
- $1,835
- 3 bed
- $2,373
- 4 bed
- $2,615
This county is in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 102.3 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Cape Coral · 215,536 people
- Lehigh Acres · 132,353 people
- Fort Myers · 95,051 people
- Bonita Springs · 55,904 people
- North Fort Myers · 44,993 people
- Estero · 37,858 people
- San Carlos Park · 19,159 people
- Villas · 13,644 people
- Iona · 13,631 people
- Cypress Lake · 13,032 people
- Gateway · 11,176 people
- McGregor · 8,490 people
- Lochmoor Waterway Estates · 6,511 people
- Sanibel · 6,418 people
- Three Oaks · 6,144 people
- Fort Myers Shores · 5,946 people
- Fort Myers Beach · 5,513 people
- Whiskey Creek · 5,371 people
- Florida Gulf Coast University · 4,836 people
- Tice · 4,758 people
- Suncoast Estates · 4,369 people
- Buckingham · 4,311 people
- Pine Manor · 3,660 people
- St. James City · 3,412 people
- Alva · 3,389 people
- Olga · 3,282 people
- Burnt Store Marina · 2,157 people
- Bokeelia · 1,930 people
- Verandah · 1,900 people
- Pine Island Center · 1,834 people
- Punta Rassa · 1,335 people
- Harlem Heights · 1,122 people
- Palmona Park · 1,115 people