Suncoast EstatesFL
A town of 4,369.
Is Suncoast Estates a good place to live?
CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. Overall it grades C−, ranked 460th of 634 in Florida. It is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Suncoast Estates, against 11% in Florida’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 39 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors.
What makes Suncoast Estates stand out
Where Suncoast Estates beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
99% of working residents leave Suncoast Estates for work
Where Suncoast Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Suncoast Estates grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Suncoast Estates is from typical.
Its grades run from A for walkability (better than 91% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 4%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
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Moving to Suncoast Estates: who provides what
Suncoast Estates 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 Suncoast Estates.
Suncoast Estates has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Suncoast Estates than in most of Florida or the rest of the country
Against the 1,990 U.S. towns with household incomes like Suncoast Estates’s, it is less healthy than 74%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
25% of adults smoke cigarettes in Suncoast Estates. Suncoast Estates beats the Florida average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 24. 38% of adults get no exercise outside work in Suncoast Estates.
| Suncoast Estates | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Suncoast Estates | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 14.8% | 7.2% |
| More smokers | 25.3% | 12.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.5% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Suncoast Estates faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Suncoast Estates since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Suncoast Estates stands out in Florida and nationally, with the median household income lower than most
Suncoast Estates has 87 jobs for its 1,626 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The median household income in Suncoast Estates is $39,000. Since 2013, Suncoast Estates has added 45 jobs, to 87 in 2023. The average trip to work in Suncoast Estates is 29 minutes.
| Suncoast Estates | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $39,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Suncoast Estates has mild winters and hot summers
The Punta Gorda 4 Ese weather station, 16 miles away, records that about 136 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 52.9°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.8°.
Suncoast Estates has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Suncoast Estates’ January low is 53°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Suncoast Estates | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 53°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 Suncoast Estates sells for about $120K at the median
At 1.4 years of the Cape Coral metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 99% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living. 81.4% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 60.1% across Florida.
62% of Suncoast Estates households own their home.
| Suncoast Estates | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,279 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Edison and Ford Winter Estates and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Suncoast Estates. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter Estates
20 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena20 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
24 mi State parkCayo Costa State Park
20 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
34 mi Ancient siteWarm Mineral SpringsPhoto credits
Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cayo Costa State Park: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_pauline/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Koreshan State Historic Site: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Warm Mineral Springs: Blas0082, Public domain
Everything we know about Suncoast Estates
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Suncoast Estates
About 1 of every 100 Suncoast Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Suncoast Estates
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Suncoast Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,097 at the 2020 census, down from 4,384 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Area code
- 239
Suncoast Estates’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Suncoast Estates.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suncoast Estates | #460 | C− | B | — | C+ | D− |
| North Fort Myers | #320 | C | B | — | C+ | C+ |
Suncoast Estates and North Fort Myers report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Suncoast Estates with a neighbor →
Questions about Suncoast Estates
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Suncoast Estates, FL a good place to live?
Suncoast Estates grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #460 of 634 in Florida. It grades D− for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Suncoast Estates, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $107,000, 72% 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 B.