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26.71° N · 81.87° W · GEOID 1269275

Suncoast Estates

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

Limited data population under 5,000

FloridaSuncoast Estates, FLSuncoast EstatesSuncoast Estates

The short answer

Suncoast Estates is home to 4,369 people. Median household income is $38,503 a year and median rent is $1,279 a month, 39.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $106,800, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,279
6% below the median place
Median household income
$38,503
52% below the median place
Median home value
$106,800
67% 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 Suncoast Estates

  • 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 473 Florida places.
  • Household income has grown -2.3% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 473 Florida places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $23,700 a year left, less than in 99% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 39.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of places its size.
  • 81% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 98% of places its size.
01

Moving to Suncoast Estates

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
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 5.2% from another state.
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
$51,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,279 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,500 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $106,800.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 15.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
McKees Rocks, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
5.2%
161% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.0%
5% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$123,695
75% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSuncoast EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.0%5% above
Moved from another state15.2%161% 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

Rent to income is 39.9%, 96% above the median place.

Suncoast Estates39.9%
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
$51,160
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
39.9%
96% above the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
27% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
39%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$24,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Suncoast Estates, $1,279 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 Suncoast Estates, 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
McKees Rocks, PA31.5% vs 39.9%$4,700Compare
Samoset, FL32.0% vs 39.9%$12,700Compare
Clearlake, CA35.5% vs 39.9%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
81.4%
61% above the median place
Median home value1
$106,800
67% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$929
72% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSuncoast EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2796% below
Rent to income139.9%96% above
Property tax rate10.9%4% below
Home price to income12.8x27% 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$92972% below
Median home value1$106,80067% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-6.7%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.5%6% below
Homeownership161.5%7% below
Renters paying 30%+181.4%61% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,50020% below
Vacant homes116.3%131% above
Median year built119790% 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%)
Median household income1
$38,503
52% below the median place
Income per person1
$21,100
47% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSuncoast EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$38,50352% below
Income per person1$21,10047% 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 rate126.4%145% above
Mean commute129 min18% above
Works from home1County figure15.4%24% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 4.2%, 87% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
4.2%
87% below the median place
No health insurance1
27.3%
327% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
80.3%
13% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher74.0% −20%
Median age41.2 +6%
Household size2.4 −3%
Born abroad6.9% −22%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSuncoast EstatesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population14,3696646th largest
Median age141.26% above
Bachelor's or higher14.2%87% below
High school or higher174.0%20% below
Household size12.43% below
Born abroad16.9%22% below
No health insurance127.3%327% above
Homes with broadband180.3%13% below
05

Life in Suncoast Estates

58 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
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
MeasureSuncoast EstatesAmong 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 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure58346% above
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 Suncoast Estates. 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
MeasureSuncoast EstatesAmong 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

Suncoast Estates in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 42% of the median income in 2030, up from 40% 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$1,279/mo (2024)$1,670/mo$1,370 to $2,030/mo+4.5%
Median household income$38,503 (2024)$47,500$40,000 to $56,000+3.5%
Median home value$106,800 (2024)$162,000$118,000 to $223,000+7.2%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

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Places like Suncoast Estates

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

PlaceRentIncome
McKees Rocks, PA$1,081$41,131Compare
Samoset, FL$1,386$51,976Compare
Clearlake, CA$1,240$41,867Compare
Reserve, LA$1,381$55,450Compare
Reserve, LAClearlake, CASamoset, FLMcKees Rocks, PASuncoast Estates, FLSuncoast EstatesMcKees RocksSamosetClearlakeReserveSuncoast EstatesMcKees RocksSamosetClearlakeReserve

Common questions

Is Suncoast Estates a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 473 Florida places. Household income has grown -2.3% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 473 Florida places. On cost, space and class size it scores 17 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Suncoast Estates expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 39.9% 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 $106,800.

What salary do you need to live in Suncoast Estates?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $51,160 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Suncoast Estates?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are McKees Rocks, PA, Samoset, FL, Clearlake, CA and Reserve, LA.

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 Suncoast Estates with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Suncoast Estates itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/suncoast-estates-florida

Citytistics. “Suncoast Estates, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/suncoast-estates-florida/

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