Lely ResortFL
This town in Florida has a population of 8,582.
What should you know before moving to Lely Resort?
Lely Resort’s grades pull in different directions. Where it falls short is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $667K, 7.4 years of the Naples metro’s $90K median household income. The town’s overall grade, B−, puts it better than 46% of U.S. towns. That places it 191st of 634 in Florida. It also trails on hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Its strongest subject is health (A): it is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns. Schools are a strength too (A−): its public schools beat 83% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. The biggest park or preserve is Eagle Lakes Community Park, at 141 acres.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Lely Resort stand out
Where Lely Resort beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Lely Resort has grown 64% from 2010 to 2020
4,646 counted in 2010 and 7,619 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Lely Resort grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Lely Resort is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lely Resort: who provides what
Lely Resort is unincorporated, so Collier 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 Lely Resort.
Lely Resort is a second-home town and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
0% of Lely Resort is conserved land
The density of trails for Lely Resort comes to 1.4 miles per square mile, above both Florida’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Trails run 7.2 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 142 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Eagle Lakes Community Park | 0.4 mi | 141 |
| 2. Lely Resort Bark Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lely Resort earns an A− for schools
That grade comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $667K.
The largest public high school is Lely High School, with 1,475 students. Public schools: the Collier school district. Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 589 | B− |
| Lely High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,475 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Natural hazards: very high risk in Lely Resort, mostly hurricanes
FEMA puts 53% of Lely Resort’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 44% to inland flooding. Since 2017, one flood insurance claim has been paid locally.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lely Resort earns an A for health
In Lely Resort, a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work, against 25% in Florida’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours locally. Against the Florida average, Lely Resort comes out ahead on 20 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 4.
| Lely Resort | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lely Resort | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.2% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.6% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lely Resort has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here grew from 521 in 2013 to 1,154.
The top destinations are Naples (12%), Marco Island (7%) and Vineyards (2%). Just 4% of Lely Resort’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Lely Resort added 633 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,154. Lely Resort: 21% of workers work from home.
| Lely Resort | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lely Resort: mild winters and hot summers
The Naples weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 121 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 54.1°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.2°.
Lely Resort’s July high comes in at 92°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Lely Resort | 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
A home in Lely Resort sells for about $749K at the median
At 7.4 years of the Naples metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 85% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $4,552, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The share of households in Lely Resort who live in a home they own: 58%. Lely Resort’s rent at the middle of the market is $2,078 a month. Homes sold in Lely Resort spent a median 134 days on the market.
| Lely Resort | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,078 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 58% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everglades National Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lely Resort. Close and well known come first.
21 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
22 mi National PreserveBig Cypress National Preserve2.3M visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena25 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
24 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
7 mi Zoo & aquariumNaples ZooPhoto credits
Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Big Cypress National Preserve: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Koreshan State Historic Site: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Naples Zoo: Exupery67, CC BY 4.0
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Everything we know about Lely Resort
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lely Resort
About 2 of every 100 Lely Resort residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
96% of working residents leave Lely Resort for work
Where Lely Resort’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lely Resort
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Lely Resort is a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,619 at the 2020 census, up from 4,646 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 5.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Area code
- 239
Lely Resort’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Lely Resort.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lely Resort | #191 | B− | D− | — | A− | A |
| Lely | #167 | B− | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Naples Manor | #491 | C− | C | — | A− | D |
Lely Resort, Lely and Naples Manor report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lely Resort with a neighbor →
Questions about Lely Resort
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lely Resort, FL a good place to live?
Lely Resort grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #191 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Lely Resort, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $667,000, 78% above 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 D−.