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A town of 4,758, settled in 1928.
Tice gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $175K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the Cape Coral metro’s $76K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 385th of 634 in Florida. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. On the plus side, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 84% of U.S. towns. Tice’s January low is 54°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Tice Grammer School and Menge-Hansen Marine Ways is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Tice beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Tice’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Tice is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,133 in 1950, a peak of 7,254 in 1970, 4,853 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1958 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tice 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Tice.
Tice has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and is mostly renters.
34% of Tice adults say their health is fair or poor. Tice beats the Florida average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 19% of Tice adults report frequent physical distress.
| Tice | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 20% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 25% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 15% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 14% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Tice | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 22.3% | 26.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 40.3% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Lee school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tice Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 516 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Tice since 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 404 in 2013 to 780.
Most working residents leave Tice for work: only 2% work in town. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Tice. Jobs based in Tice grew to 780 in 2023, 376 more than in 2013.
| Tice | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Punta Gorda 4 Ese weather station, 20 miles away, records that about 136 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 91.7°.
Tice has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Tice’s July high is 92°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Tice | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schandler Hall Community Park | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 2. Royal Palm Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Miramar Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.3 years of the Cape Coral metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 96% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,092, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Tice is $1,148 a month.
| Tice | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 43% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,148 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tice. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter Estates
16 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena18 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
17 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
27 mi State parkCayo Costa State Park
38 mi Ancient siteWarm Mineral SpringsEdison 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 · Warm Mineral Springs: Blas0082, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Tice
About 3 of every 100 Tice residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Tice is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 4,853. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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One town shares a border with Tice.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tice | #385 | C | B+ | — | C+ | D |
| Fort Myers | #570 | D | D− | C− | C+ | C+ |
Tice reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Tice with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Tice grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #385 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $175,000, 53% 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+.
