Cypress LakeFL
This town in Florida has a population of 13,032.
Is Cypress Lake a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $259K, 3.4 years of the Cape Coral metro’s $76K median household income. It lags on hazard risk as well (D): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Walkability is its strong suit: it is more walkable than four fifths of U.S. towns. Health is another plus (B+): CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 71% of the country. The overall grade lands at C+, better than 36% of U.S. towns. That places it 287th of 634 in Florida. Cypress Lake is home to Florida SouthWestern State College.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index.
What makes Cypress Lake stand out
Where Cypress Lake beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Cypress Lake | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.4% | 13.9% |
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Florida SouthWestern State College | 9,653 |
Florida SouthWestern State College calls Cypress Lake home
How Cypress Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Cypress Lake is from typical.
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Moving to Cypress Lake: who provides what
Cypress Lake is unincorporated, so Lee County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cypress Lake.
Cypress Lake is a second-home town, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
42% of residents are 65 or older
21.9% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 7.8% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
One in ten residents are under 18 in Cypress Lake, where Florida’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. The midpoint age locally is 60.2 years. Florida has 34% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 35%.
| Cypress Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 42% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 60.2 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 10% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.2 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 62% are men (FL 51%).
| Cypress Lake | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.3% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.3% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 23% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.9% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.7% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.2% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Cypress Lake’s public schools trail 64% of Florida districts
Three of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Cypress Lake High School, with 1,429 students. The public schools here belong to the Lee school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Lake Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 768 | A− |
| Cypress Lake High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,429 | B− |
| Florida Southwestern Collegiate High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 411 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Cypress Lake faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Cypress Lake has had 131 paid flood insurance claims since 1985. 74% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 21%. One declared disaster, in 2017, has brought federal aid to Cypress Lake households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cypress Lake earns a B+ for health
Against the 9,529 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cypress Lake’s, it is healthier than 93%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Cypress Lake: 10% of adults smoke cigarettes. 83% of adults had a checkup this year locally, above both Florida’s towns (79%) and U.S. towns (79%). Among adults in the town, 31% sleep under 7 hours and 13% report frequent mental distress.
| Cypress Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Cypress Lake | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.4% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.8% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 1.8% of Cypress Lake
The biggest park or preserve is Rutenberg Community Park, at 37 acres. 1.3 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. For Cypress Lake, the concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Cypress Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rutenberg Community Park | 0.1 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The climate in Cypress Lake brings four seasons and hot summers
January nights average 54°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.8°.
The January low for Cypress Lake comes to 54°F.
| Cypress Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 54°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Cypress Lake’s workers leave town for work
Cypress Lake has about as many jobs (4,818) as working residents, but only 236 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 3,704 in 2013 to 4,818.
Jobs based in Cypress Lake grew to 4,818 in 2023, 1,114 more than in 2013. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 5% of working residents work locally. For Cypress Lake, the median household income is $63,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
| Cypress Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Cypress Lake sell for about $193K
Homes sold in Cypress Lake spent a median 89 days on the market. The town’s going rate for rent is $1,756 a month. Just over three quarters of households are owner-occupiers in the town.
| Cypress Lake | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,756 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hertz Arena and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cypress Lake. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena
7 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter Estates
40 mi National PreserveBig Cypress National Preserve2.3M visitors a year8 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
9 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
23 mi State parkCayo Costa State ParkPhoto credits
Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Cypress National Preserve: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Koreshan State Historic Site: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cayo Costa State Park: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_pauline/, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Cypress Lake
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cypress Lake
About 5 of every 100 Cypress Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Cypress Lake has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
11,846 counted in 2010 and 13,727 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About Cypress Lake
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Cypress Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 13,727 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- Area code
- 239
Cypress Lake’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Cypress Lake.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Lake | #287 | C+ | C | — | C+ | B+ |
| McGregor | #246 | C+ | C− | — | C+ | A |
| Whiskey Creek | #308 | C | C− | — | C+ | A− |
| Villas | #414 | C− | C | — | C+ | C+ |
Cypress Lake, McGregor, Whiskey Creek and Villas report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cypress Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Cypress Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cypress Lake, FL a good place to live?
Cypress Lake grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #287 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Cypress Lake, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $259,000, 31% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.