Fort Myers housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Fort Myers home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index put a typical home in Fort Myers, Florida at $304,566 in September 2026. This was 4.2% below the previous year and 19.1% under its September 2023 peak of $376,473.
- Value of the typical home
- $304,566September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- −4.2%. Compared with September 2025.
Fort Myers home prices since 2000
Fort Myers appears on the steel line, while the United States appears on the grey line. From January 2000, the typical Fort Myers home rose from $120,195 to $304,566, a ×2.53 increase, compared with ×2.99 for the US during the same period. During the boom, the high was $288,241 in September 2006. The low followed in September 2011 at $126,645, a 56.1% drop.
Median home price by year in Fort Myers
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; for 2026 the latest month is shown.
| Year | Fort Myers | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $122,381 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $130,356 | +6.5% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $142,831 | +9.6% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $159,142 | +11.4% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $178,853 | +12.4% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $221,142 | +23.6% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $279,780 | +26.5% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $254,345 | −9.1% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $196,199 | −22.9% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $151,788 | −22.6% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $133,611 | −12.0% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $127,638 | −4.5% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $132,712 | +4.0% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $149,676 | +12.8% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $166,688 | +11.4% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $185,712 | +11.4% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $206,109 | +11.0% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $215,710 | +4.7% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $220,229 | +2.1% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $223,209 | +1.4% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $230,009 | +3.0% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $269,406 | +17.1% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $355,779 | +32.1% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $373,318 | +4.9% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $365,806 | −2.0% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $329,353 | −10.0% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $304,566 | −4.2% | $366,157 |
What a home bought in Fort Myers in any year is worth now
An index-based estimate of a typical home, not an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is September 2026. More tools: home appreciation calculator.
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Fort Myers housing market forecast
For the Cape Coral, FL metro, Zillow's forecast is −3.6% for the 12 months from September 2026. For the next three months, it is −0.6%. With Fort Myers's typical value at $304,566, the forecast would place it close to $293,600 after one year.
Zillow's central estimate for the metro appears here. The site itself publishes no forecast. This type of 12-month forecast has typically been inaccurate by several percentage points, in either direction. This is not investment advice.
See all metro forecasts in one table: housing market forecast.
Fort Myers housing market crash risk score
Relatively high: 58 of 100
Fort Myers is ranked against 292 cities using five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Every input is compared with the other cities and scored from 0 to 100. The five results then receive equal weight in the average. It describes current 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 | 14.8 | 25 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 4.3 | 37 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | −4.2% | 98 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. How the inputs get scored: methodology. View the complete list of 292 ranked cities: crash risk by city.
Fort Myers housing inventory and days on market
For September 2026 the Cape Coral, FL metro listed 9,173 homes for sale. That was 14.1% fewer than a year earlier and +17.3% more than in the same month of 2019. Listings sold in a median of 91 days (+9.6% against 2019), and 19.3% of them came with 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% |
Metro inventory comes from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. For every metro, see days on market by city.
Living expenses in Fort Myers
The Zillow Observed Rent Index places Fort Myers's typical monthly asking rent at $1,719, which is 0.5% lower than a year earlier. A typical home's price equals 14.8 years of that rent. Median household income stands at $70,480 (Census ACS 2024), which puts the typical home at 4.3 times a year's income. Prices in the metro stand at 102.3 according to BEA, compared with a US average of 100. BEA places housing costs at 125.1.
What rent costs, what homes cost, and the salary a move there calls for: Fort Myers cost of living.
Housing markets across Florida
- For Jacksonville, $284,832.
- For Miami, $583,705.
- For Tampa, $375,619.
- For Orlando, $372,775.
- St. Petersburg value: $351,862.
- Port St. Lucie $384,099
- Cape Coral $334,660
- For Tallahassee, $291,188.
- Fort Lauderdale $509,743
- For Hollywood, $442,331.
Across the whole state: Florida housing market.
How to understand the chart
On the chart, every point shows the Zillow Home Value Index for Fort Myers. The measure covers a typical home in the market's middle third, is smoothed and seasonally adjusted, and uses the month's dollar value. On the chart, the hollow dot marks the month chosen on the slider, and the terracotta dot marks the latest month. These numbers do not account for inflation. An index measures a typical home rather than one particular house, so use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to estimate an individual home from its sale price.