CITY PROFILE
Cape Coral, FL
“Affordable sprawl where everyone's retired and the heat never quits.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $339K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,881/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 23.5°C · warmest 28.2°C · coolest 17.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1338 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 5.03 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #78 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy88
- Affordable to rent67
- Climate comfort90
- Plenty of sunshine74
- Big-city amenities49
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.