Cape Coral housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
For Cape Coral home prices, the Zillow Home Value Index valued a typical Cape Coral, Florida home at $334,660 in September 2026. The figure was −2.9% lower than one year before and −21.9% beneath the $428,425 peak set in August 2022.
- Typical value of a home
- $334,660September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change in 12 months
- −2.9%. From September 2025.
Cape Coral home prices since 2000
Cape Coral is the steel line, and the United States the grey line. The typical Cape Coral home rose from $110,904 in January 2000 to $334,660, ×3.02, compared with ×2.99 for the US over those months. At the boom high in July 2006 the value was $306,651, and the low came in August 2011 at $116,815, −61.9%.
Yearly median home prices for Cape Coral
Each year uses an average of its twelve monthly values, while 2026 represents the most recent month.
| Year | Cape Coral | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $114,264 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $125,054 | +9.4% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $140,931 | +12.7% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $161,948 | +14.9% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $184,202 | +13.7% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $237,913 | +29.2% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $299,518 | +25.9% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $259,194 | −13.5% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $184,526 | −28.8% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $131,065 | −29.0% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $120,961 | −7.7% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $117,861 | −2.6% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $127,538 | +8.2% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $149,753 | +17.4% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $168,450 | +12.5% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $185,922 | +10.4% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $209,931 | +12.9% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $222,699 | +6.1% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $232,365 | +4.3% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $237,121 | +2.0% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $246,932 | +4.1% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $307,791 | +24.6% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $406,747 | +32.2% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $406,804 | 0% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $390,799 | −3.9% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $355,615 | −9.0% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $334,660 | −2.9% | $366,157 |
What a home bought in Cape Coral in any year is worth now
This is an index-based estimate for a typical home, rather than an appraisal.
Each annual number averages its twelve monthly index values, and the current value comes from September 2026. More choices: home appreciation calculator.
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Cape Coral housing market forecast
For the Cape Coral, FL metro, Zillow's forecast calls for a 3.6% decline over 12 months from September 2026 and a 0.6% decline during the next three months. Cape Coral's $334,660 typical value would fall near $322,600 after one year under the forecast.
This restates Zillow's central estimate for the metro; the site does not publish any forecast of its own. Over 12 months, forecasts of this type have usually differed from the realised change by several percentage points, whether above or below it. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts in one table: housing market forecast.
Cape Coral housing market crash risk score
53 out of 100, raised
Using five conditions that were high before past price declines, the score ranks Cape Coral against 292 cities. Each input receives a score from 0 to 100 when compared with other cities, and all five scores receive equal weight in the average. It describes today's conditions; it does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +17.3% | 67 | 20% |
| Days on the market vs 2019 | +9.6% | 61 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 14.3 | 21 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 3.9 | 24 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | −2.9% | 94 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. How inputs get scored: methodology. See all 292 ranked cities: crash risk by city.
Cape Coral inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Cape Coral, FL metro's homes for sale totaled 9,173, a −14.1% change from a year earlier and a +17.3% change from the same month in 2019. Sales took a median of 91 days per listing (+9.6% against 2019), while 19.3% received a price cut.
| Cape Coral, FL metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 9,173 | −14.1% |
| New listings | 2,196 | |
| Median days on market | 91 | −10.0% |
| Median list price | $379,900 | −5.0% |
| Share with a price cut | 19.3% |
Source: Realtor.com data, Realtor.com® Economic Research, metro inventory. All metro areas: market time by city.
Living costs and rent in Cape Coral
The Zillow Observed Rent Index lists Cape Coral's typical monthly asking rent as $1,953, which is +0.7% above one year earlier. A typical home costs the same as 14.3 years of that rent. With median household income at $85,584 (Census ACS 2024), a typical home equals 3.9 years of income. BEA rates the metro's prices at 102.3, compared with a US average of 100, and rates housing costs at 125.1.
Additional housing markets in Florida
- In Jacksonville the figure is $284,832.
- For Miami, the figure is $583,705.
- In Tampa the figure is $375,619.
- For Orlando, the figure is $372,775.
- The figure for St. Petersburg is $351,862.
- Port St. Lucie $384,099
- In Tallahassee the figure is $291,188.
- Fort Lauderdale $509,743
- For Hollywood, the figure is $442,331.
- In Gainesville the figure is $291,789.
Statewide figures: Florida housing market.
How to understand the chart
Each point represents the Zillow Home Value Index for Cape Coral. It gives the dollar value for that month of a typical home in the market's middle third. The figure is smoothed and seasonally adjusted. The hollow dot identifies the slider's selected month, while the terracotta dot identifies the latest month. These figures do not account for inflation. The index tracks a typical home rather than any one house. Use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to estimate an individual home's value from its sale price.