Lee County, FL real estate

What the numbers say

Lee County, FL real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Lee County listed for $379,900, down 5.0% from a year earlier. That is 7% below the Florida median of $409,950.

Homes spent a median of 91 days on the market, faster than 101 days a year ago. That makes Lee County the #35 fastest-selling of 41 Florida counties we track.

Homeowners in Lee County pay a median of $2,858 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $362,200, an effective rate of about 0.79%. The Florida average is 0.76%, which makes Lee County the #53 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,712 a month, and $1,617 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 18 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $380,000 home here comes to about $2,479 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $106,000 a year (the median household here earns $76,107).