San Carlos ParkFL
Some 19,159 people live in this town, in Florida.
Is San Carlos Park a good place to live?
San Carlos Park’s weakest is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Taken together, its subjects give San Carlos Park a C overall, better than just over a third of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 309th of 634 in Florida. Health is its strong suit: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 72% of the country. It is strong on incomes as well (B+): the median household earns $86K. Homes run about $325K for a typical one, 4.3 times the Cape Coral metro’s $76K median household income. Its January low is 54°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes San Carlos Park stand out
Where San Carlos Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
San Carlos Park has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
16,824 counted in 2010 and 18,563 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How San Carlos Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far San Carlos Park is from typical.
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Moving to San Carlos Park: who provides what
San Carlos Park 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 San Carlos Park.
San Carlos Park has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has more than doubled its jobs in ten years, but it has little public open land.
San Carlos Park has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
Flood insurance has paid out on 105 claims in San Carlos Park since 1995. 75% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 20%. Federal aid has come to San Carlos Park households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
San Carlos Park’s public schools trail 64% of Florida districts
The public schools here belong to the Lee school district. Its one school is below. San Carlos Park’s only public school teaches 642 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Carlos Park Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 642 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
San Carlos Park has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based here grew from 1,850 in 2013 to 4,025.
The top destinations are Fort Myers (10%), Bonita Springs (8%) and Estero (6%). San Carlos Park had 4,025 jobs in 2023, up 2,175 from 2013. For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away.
| San Carlos Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 10% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For health, San Carlos Park earns a B+
For adults 18 to 64 in San Carlos Park, the share who have no health insurance is 16%. CDC measures, 31 in all: San Carlos Park beats Florida on 9 and trails on 4. Among adults in the town, 29% have high blood pressure and 75% had a checkup this year. Only 10 of the 636 Florida towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than San Carlos Park.
| San Carlos Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | San Carlos Park | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.7% | 3.8% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.5% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In San Carlos Park, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Naples weather station, 23 miles away, records that about 121 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 53.6°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.9°.
For San Carlos Park, the midsummer high is 92°F. Snow almost never falls.
| San Carlos Park | 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
Younger than Florida overall
San Carlos Park: 17% of residents are 65 or older. College graduates make up 29% of adults 25 and older, against 34% across Florida. For San Carlos Park, the median age is 37.4 years.
| San Carlos Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.4 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 67% are men (FL 51%). Median age: women 39.4, men 35.5.
| San Carlos Park | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.2% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.2% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.8% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.8% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Conserved land covers 0.8% of San Carlos Park
Just 25 of its 3,175 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in San Carlos Park itself; its outdoors grade is D.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. San Carlos Community Pool | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in San Carlos Park sell for about $345K
The going rate for rent in San Carlos Park is $1,715 a month. A home in San Carlos Park typically sold within 29 days of listing. Homes in San Carlos Park sold for 96.9% of their list price on average.
| San Carlos Park | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,715 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 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 San Carlos Park. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena
3 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
33 mi National PreserveBig Cypress National Preserve2.3M visitors a year5 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
12 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter Estates
30 mi State parkCayo Costa State ParkPhoto credits
Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Koreshan State Historic Site: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Cypress National Preserve: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), 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 San Carlos Park
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of San Carlos Park
About 6 of every 100 San Carlos Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
94% of working residents leave San Carlos Park for work
Where San Carlos Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About San Carlos Park
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
San Carlos Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 18,563 at the 2020 census, up from 16,824 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 5.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Area code
- 239
San Carlos Park’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with San Carlos Park.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Carlos Park | #309 | C | C | — | C+ | B+ |
| Three Oaks | #273 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A |
| Estero | #321 | C | D | — | C+ | A− |
San Carlos Park, Three Oaks and Estero report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare San Carlos Park with a neighbor →
Questions about San Carlos Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is San Carlos Park, FL a good place to live?
San Carlos Park grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #309 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is San Carlos Park, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $325,000, 13% 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.