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26.71° N · 81.69° W · GEOID 1251400

Olga

Lee County, Florida · part of the Cape Coral, FL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

FloridaOlga, FLOlgaOlga

The short answer

Olga is home to 3,282 people. Median household income is $93,576 a year and median rent is $2,129 a month, 27.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $315,100, about 3.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,129
56% above the median place
Median household income
$93,576
17% above the median place
Median home value
$315,100
1% below the median place
Unemployment
4.0%
18% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Olga

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $646 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 16.8% a year while household income rose 8.6%, so rent outran pay by more than in 96% of places its size.
  • 80% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 98% of places its size.
  • 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 97% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.22 people, larger than in 94% of places its size.
01

Moving to Olga

Lee County gains about 7.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in46,714
Moved out41,815
Net+4,899

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$124K
Leavers$85K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Lee County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lee County report $123,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $85,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$85,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,129 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,483 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $315,100.
Getting to work
38 minutes each way on average; 22.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Fresno, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$123,695
75% above the median place
Moved from another state1
4.1%
105% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
7.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureOlgaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.4%28% above
Moved from another state1County figure4.1%105% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure7.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$123,69575% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$84,97121% above
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 79.7%, 57% above the median place.

Olga27.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$85,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
27.3%
34% above the median place
Home price to income
3.4x
11% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$70,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Olga, $2,129 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Olga, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Lanham, MD23.8% vs 27.3%$9,100Compare
Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MD22.8% vs 27.3%$9,500Compare
Haledon, NJ21.9% vs 27.3%$1,500Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
79.7%
57% above the median place
Median year built1
1995
1% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,483
21% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureOlgaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,12956% above
Rent to income127.3%34% above
Property tax rate10.7%19% below
Home price to income13.4x11% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.31% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,83514% above
HUD area median income4County figure$105,7001% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,31829% below
Median home value1$315,1001% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-6.7%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.5%6% below
Homeownership175.3%13% above
Renters paying 30%+179.7%57% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,48321% below
Vacant homes1County figure25.7%264% above
Median year built119951% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
2.8%
74% below the median place
Mean commute1
38 min
52% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home22.1% +77%
Income per person$32,726 −18%
Median household income$93,576 +17%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureOlgaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$93,57617% above
Income per person1$32,72618% below
Unemployment1County figure4.0%18% below
Average annual pay6County figure$63,7043% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.5%5% below
Jobs6County figure301,860100% above
Poverty rate12.8%74% below
Mean commute138 min52% above
Works from home122.1%77% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.2, 29% above the median place.

Household size1
3.2
29% above the median place
High school or higher1
83.8%
9% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
17.9%
44% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance11.8% +84%
Born abroad19.1% 2.2×
Homes with broadband90.4% −2%
Median age37.9 −3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureOlgaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,2826646th largest
Median age137.93% below
Bachelor's or higher117.9%44% below
High school or higher183.8%9% below
Household size13.229% above
Born abroad119.1%116% above
No health insurance111.8%84% above
Homes with broadband190.4%2% below
05

Life in Olga

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Olga School listed 1995

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents24.4 2.4×
Playgrounds per 10k15.2 +62%
Grocery stores per 10k12.2 5.7×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k6.1 7.0×
Named paths and bike trails4 km 2.0×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.1 −13%
Shops32.0 +6%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.5 +10%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.6 +7%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students11
102,506
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k8
1.5
35% below the median place
Students per teacher11
20.7
34% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureOlgaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure119above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure102,506above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure20.734% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure18.113% below
Shops per 10k8County figure32.06% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.510% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.67% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k924.4140% above
Playgrounds per 10k915.262% above
Grocery stores per 10k912.2above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k96.1above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails94.1105% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 99.9, 41% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Olga. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
99.9
41% above the median place
January average low12
53°F
111% above the median place
Average temperature12
75°F
36% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureOlgaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure92°F6% above
January average low12County figure53°F111% above
Average temperature12County figure75°F36% above
Annual precipitation12County figure52.9 in21% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure99.07% above
Hurricane risk13County figure99.941% above
Tornado risk13County figure87.57% above
Wildfire risk13County figure96.658% above
Heat wave risk13County figure93.23% above
Median air quality index14County figure407% below
Good air days14County figure76.4%12% above
08

Olga in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 28% of the median income in 2030, up from 27% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,129/mo (2024)$2,850/mo$2,340 to $3,470/mo+5.0%
Median household income$93,576 (2024)$121,500$102,500 to $143,500+4.4%
Median home value$315,100 (2024)$459,000$333,000 to $632,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 3.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Olga

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Fresno, TX$2,028$91,264Compare
Cold Springs, NV$2,185$93,732Compare
Maricopa, AZ$1,998$96,391Compare
Ferndale, MD$2,022$94,948Compare
Ferndale, MDMaricopa, AZCold Springs, NVFresno, TXOlga, FLOlgaFresnoCold SpringsMaricopaFerndaleOlgaFresnoCold SpringsMaricopaFerndale

Common questions

Is Olga a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $646 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 16.8% a year while household income rose 8.6%, so rent outran pay by more than in 96% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 84 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Olga expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $315,100.

What salary do you need to live in Olga?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $85,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Olga?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Fresno, TX, Cold Springs, NV, Maricopa, AZ and Ferndale, MD.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Olga with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Olga itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/olga-florida

Citytistics. “Olga, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/olga-florida/

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