Harlem HeightsFL
1,122 people call this town in Florida home.
Is Harlem Heights a good place to live?
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’ concentration of trails 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.
What makes Harlem Heights stand out
Where Harlem Heights beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,122 people, and everyone knows the way
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How Harlem Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Harlem Heights is from typical.
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Moving to Harlem Heights: who provides what
Harlem Heights 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 Harlem Heights.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Harlem Heights: hurricanes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Harlem Heights, 77% come from hurricanes and 17% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Harlem Heights sits above 88% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, Harlem Heights has seen 99 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Harlem Heights’ public schools trail 64% of Florida districts
The public schools here belong to the Lee school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in Harlem Heights teach 1,266 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heights Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 1,057 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
A smaller share of adults have high blood pressure in Harlem Heights than in most of Florida or the rest of the country
Against the Florida average, Harlem Heights comes out ahead on 10 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 10. The share of adults in Harlem Heights who have been diagnosed with depression: 15%.
| 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% |
| 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% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in Harlem Heights brings four seasons and hot summers
For Harlem Heights, the midsummer high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Harlem Heights has 1.1 jobs for every working resident, and 949 people commute in
The mean commuting time in Harlem Heights is 24 minutes. Most people who work leave Harlem Heights to do it: just 2% work in town. Also worth knowing: jobs based in Harlem Heights grew to 969 in 2023, 394 more than in 2013. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line locally.
| 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% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
10.6% of the land in Harlem Heights is protected from building
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.6 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kelly Road Soccer Complex | 0.5 mi | 35 |
| 2. Harlem Heights Community Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 3. Deep Lagoon Preserve | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Harlem Heights sell for about $325K
49% of Harlem Heights households own their home. The midpoint rent for Harlem Heights comes to $1,478 a month.
| Harlem Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,478 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hertz Arena and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harlem Heights. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena
9 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter Estates8 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
9 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
23 mi State parkCayo Costa State Park
12 mi MuseumBailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & AquariumPhoto credits
Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium: Invertzoo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Harlem Heights
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Harlem Heights
About 6 of every 100 Harlem Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Questions about Harlem Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harlem Heights, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $196,000, 48% 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+.