Three OaksFL
A town of 6,144.
Is Three Oaks a good place to live?
Three Oaks grades C+ overall, ranked 273rd of 634 in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and it is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. 5.7% of residents are 65 or older in Three Oaks, where Florida’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Homes are expensive, about $480K for a typical one and 6.3 times the Cape Coral metro’s $76K median household income. Three Oaks Park, at 40 acres with 1.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Three Oaks stand out
Where Three Oaks beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Three Oaks has grown 52% from 2010 to 2020
3,592 counted in 2010 and 5,472 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Three Oaks grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Three Oaks is from typical.
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Moving to Three Oaks: who provides what
Three Oaks 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 Three Oaks.
Three Oaks has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has less stroke than most of Florida, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
Three Oaks keeps 3.8% of its land conserved
Three Oaks’ density of trails stands at 1.1 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Three Oaks | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Three Oaks Park | 1.8 mi | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in Three Oaks fall behind 64% of Florida districts
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to the Lee school district. The 3 public schools in Three Oaks teach 2,469 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Oaks Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,091 | A− |
| Three Oaks Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 941 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Three Oaks stands out in Florida and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have high blood pressure
Its widest gap with Florida is stroke: 2.3% of its 4,263 adults have had a stroke, against 3.8% statewide.
28% of Three Oaks adults have obesity. Among 636 Florida towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Three Oaks. Against the Florida average, Three Oaks comes out ahead on 17 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 5.
| Three Oaks | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Three Oaks | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.3% | 3.8% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.6% | 7.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.5% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a very high hazard risk in Three Oaks: hurricanes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Three Oaks, 67% come from hurricanes and 27% from inland flooding. Since 2017, Three Oaks has seen 5 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For most of its workers, the job is outside Three Oaks
Three Oaks has 373 jobs for its 2,991 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Half commute less than 12 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Three Oaks rose by 186, to 373. For most workers, Three Oaks is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The income of the median household in the town is $107,000.
| Three Oaks | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $107,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Three Oaks brings mild winters and hot summers
The Immokalee weather station, 22 miles away, records that about 123 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 Three Oaks, the January low is 54°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Three Oaks | 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
Homes in Three Oaks sell for about $395K
At 6.3 years of the Cape Coral metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 76% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
Three Oaks’ rent at the middle of the market is $1,887 a month. Among households in the town, 59% are owner-occupiers. Sellers in Three Oaks got 94.8% of the asking price, typically.
| Three Oaks | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,887 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 59% | 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 Three Oaks. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena
32 mi National PreserveBig Cypress National Preserve2.3M visitors a year
3 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site6 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
12 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter Estates
31 mi State parkCayo Costa State ParkPhoto credits
Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Cypress National Preserve: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Koreshan State Historic Site: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 Three Oaks
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Three Oaks
About 7 of every 100 Three Oaks residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
98% of working residents leave Three Oaks for work
Where Three Oaks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Three Oaks
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Three Oaks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,472 at the 2020 census, up from 3,592 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Area code
- 239
Three Oaks’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Three Oaks.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Oaks | #273 | C+ | D | — | C+ | A |
| San Carlos Park | #309 | C | C | — | C+ | B+ |
| Estero | #321 | C | D | — | C+ | A− |
Three Oaks, San Carlos Park and Estero report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Three Oaks with a neighbor →
Questions about Three Oaks
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Three Oaks, FL a good place to live?
Three Oaks grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #273 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Three Oaks, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $480,000, 28% 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.