McGregorFL
A town of 8,490.
Is McGregor a good place to live?
McGregor grades C+ overall, 246th of 634 graded towns in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 90% of the country and the median household earns $105K. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 83% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. 37% of residents are 65 or older in McGregor, above both Florida’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (18%). On the outdoors, just 70 of Florida’s 779 towns do worse.
95% of working residents leave McGregor for work
Where McGregor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How McGregor grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far McGregor is from typical.
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Moving to McGregor: who provides what
McGregor 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 McGregor.
McGregor has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than Whiskey Creek and its other neighbors and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
McGregor earns an A for health
Its A for health tops all 4 graded neighbors; Whiskey Creek (A−) comes closest.
13% of McGregor adults report frequent mental distress. McGregor beats the Florida average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 26% of McGregor adults have obesity.
| McGregor | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | McGregor | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 16.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.4% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.2% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Hebrew Day School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–7 | Grades K–7 | 6 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Hurricanes leads a very high hazard risk in McGregor
Since 1982, 692 flood insurance claims have been paid out in McGregor.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of McGregor’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 1,120 in 2013 to 1,789.
Most working residents leave McGregor for work: only 5% work in town. 22% of workers work from home in McGregor. Since 2013, McGregor has added 669 jobs, to 1,789 in 2023.
| McGregor | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In McGregor, expect four seasons and hot summers
January nights average 54.6°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.4°.
McGregor has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. McGregor’s January low is 55°F.
| McGregor | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 55°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in McGregor sell for about $418K
The median rent in McGregor is $1,762 a month.
| McGregor | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,762 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Edison and Ford Winter Estates and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around McGregor. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter Estates
12 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena10 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
11 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
22 mi State parkCayo Costa State Park
14 mi MuseumBailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & AquariumPhoto credits
Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hertz Arena: Tthaas, 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 McGregor
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of McGregor
About 5 of every 100 McGregor residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About McGregor
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
McGregor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,976 at the 2020 census, up from 7,406 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 0 ft
- Area code
- 239
McGregor’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with McGregor.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Cypress Lake (C+) comes closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGregor | #246 | C+ | C− | — | C+ | A |
| Whiskey Creek | #308 | C | C− | — | C+ | A− |
| Iona | #404 | C | D | — | C+ | B |
| Cypress Lake | #287 | C+ | C | — | C+ | B+ |
| Fort Myers | #570 | D | D− | C− | C+ | C+ |
McGregor, Whiskey Creek, Iona and Cypress Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare McGregor with a neighbor →
Questions about McGregor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is McGregor, FL a good place to live?
McGregor grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #246 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is McGregor, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $468,000, 25% 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 C−.