Harlem Heights’ best subject grades are an A− for walkability and health and an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Harlem Heights’ January low is 55°F, above both the Florida town median (51°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Harlem Heights’ trail density is 2.0 miles per square mile, above both the Florida town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). On the outdoors, just 6 of Florida’s 779 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Kelly Road Soccer Complex, at 35 acres. Harlem Heights has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁺Outdoors A⁻Walkability A⁻HealthWeakestDHazard risk

What makes Harlem Heights stand out

Where Harlem Heights beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.

WalkabilityA⁻

More walkable than 82% of U.S. towns

12% of workers walk, bike or ride transit

EPA National Walkability Index; Census ACS.

Worth knowing · Natural hazardsD

Hurricanes and inland flooding at the top

FEMA National Risk Index.

Small town

1,122 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Fort Myers Beach · 6 mi Fort Myers · 9 mi Cape Coral · 10 mi Estero · 10 mi Sanibel · 12 mi Bonita Springs · 14 mi

How Harlem Heights grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Harlem Heights is from typical.

How grading works

Hazard riskhurricanes tops the listDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.3 of 20; 36.5% of households have no carA⁻Open →HealthHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns; Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health 5.1 miles awayA⁻Open →SchoolsC⁺Open →Jobs & income$57K median household incomeBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $196K, 2.6 years of the Cape Coral metro’s $76K median household incomeC⁺Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors2 miles of trails; 11% conserved landA⁺Open →HistoryDOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

ClimateCold winters, 92° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 42.9; 22% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Harlem Heights: who provides what

Harlem Heights is unincorporated, so Lee County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerFPL14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterLee County UtilitiesNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesLee CountyLee County provides services here

SchoolsLee County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereLee Supervisor of ElectionsLee County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2023

ZIP code3390833908 100%Census 2020

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 Harlem Heights.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

Hurricanes leads a very high hazard risk in Harlem Heights

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 99 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harlem Heights.

88risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HurricanesInland flooding

paid flood claims since 1995

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageHarlem Heights’ hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claimsSince 1995 Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Harlem Heights Get ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

SchoolsC⁺

Harlem Heights’ public schools trail 64% of Florida districts

Its public schools are run by the Lee school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.

36%of FL districts it outscoresC⁺School Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Heights Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	1,057	A

Full pageHarlem Heights’ schools pageOpen the page

The districtsLEE Every school2 schools · Heights Elementary School Questions“Are Harlem Heights’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation

HealthA⁻

A smaller share of adults have high blood pressure in Harlem Heights than in most of Florida or the rest of the country

28% of adults have high blood pressure in Harlem Heights. Harlem Heights beats the Florida average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Harlem Heights.

77%healthier than U.S. townsA⁻Health Grade

	Harlem Heights	Florida towns	U.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	21%	14%	8.1%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	28%	15%	14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	28%	37%	35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	15%	18%	23%

31 measures vs. Florida

10 better11 too close to call10 worse

What stands out	Harlem Heights	FL
Fewer adults who have had cancer	4.5%	9.1%
Fewer adults with COPD	3.6%	7.2%
More adults facing food insecurity	28.3%	16.8%

Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health

5.1 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

Full pageHarlem Heights’ health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby5.1 miles to an ER · Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health How adults are doingFewer adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than FL on 10 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Harlem Heights

Harlem Heights has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Harlem Heights is 91°F.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter57–76°

Spring65–84°

Summer76–91°

Fall70–86°

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

92°

typical summer high

Full pageHarlem Heights’ climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 91°, January lows 55°Rain & snow53″ of rain a year · Rain a year Heating & coolingMostly a cooling bill Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

Harlem Heights has 1.1 jobs for every working resident, and 949 people commute in

Most working residents leave Harlem Heights for work: only 2% work in town. 4.9% of Harlem Heights residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Harlem Heights grew to 969 in 2023, 394 more than in 2013.

2%work in town

	Harlem Heights	Florida towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	4.9%	11%	9.6%
Median household income	$57,000	$73,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	24 minutes	27 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	2.3%	5%	8%