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Housing Statistics · City estimate

Seasonal & vacation homes in Fort Myers Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 15 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Seasonal & vacation homes, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers Beach · Lee County · Florida · United States
−8.5 pp since 2014
Fort Myers Beach Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Seasonal & vacation homes · percent
Fort Myers Beach
48.1%
Lee County
18.0%
Florida
7.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Fort Myers Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 48.1% · 2024
First value 55.3% · 2013
Highest 65.3% · 2021
Lowest 48.1% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Myers BeachChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 48.1% −6.7 pp 18.0% 7.8% 3.3%
2023estimate 54.8% −9.6 pp 18.6% 8.2% 3.4%
2022estimate 64.4% −0.9 pp 19.4% 8.5% 3.5%
2021estimate 65.3% +5.4 pp 20.5% 8.8% 3.6%
2020estimate 59.9% −1.0 pp 21.1% 9.1% —
2019estimate 61.0% +0.6 pp 23.0% 9.6% —
2018estimate 60.3% +1.0 pp 22.9% 9.7% —
2017estimate 59.4% −0.3 pp 23.4% 9.8% —
2016estimate 59.7% +0.5 pp 23.3% 9.9% —
2015estimate 59.2% +2.6 pp 22.9% 9.9% —
2014estimate 56.6% +1.3 pp 22.5% 9.8% —
2013estimate 55.3% 21.4% 9.6% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritorySeasonal & vacation homes
163 Alva 9.6%
50 Anna Maria 34.4%
130 Apalachicola 12.4%
255 Apollo Beach 3.6%
206 Atlantic Beach 5.6%
87 Atlantis 21.3%
205 Ave Maria 5.7%
55 Aventura 32.8%
386 Bagdad 0.0%
10 Bal Harbour 52.8%
281 Baldwin 2.2%
117 Bay Harbor Islands 13.3%
136 Bay Pines 11.9%
177 Bayonet Point 8.4%
118 Bayshore Gardens 13.2%
272 Bell 2.8%
338 Belle Glade 0.8%
107 Belleair 14.6%
69 Belleair Beach 28.1%
111 Belleair Bluffs 13.9%
308 Bellview 1.5%
170 Beverly Hills 9.0%
92 Big Pine Key 19.5%
383 Biscayne Park 0.0%
363 Bloomingdale 0.1%
…
142 Fort Denaud 11.6%
122 Fort Lauderdale 13.0%
124 Fort Myers 12.8%
6 Fort Myers Beach 59.9%
154 Fort Pierce 10.3%
270 Fort Walton Beach 2.9%
309 Freeport 1.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

What it means

The share of homes kept for holidays or occasional use.

How it is calculated

Homes for seasonal, recreational or occasional use divided by all homes.