Fort Myers is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,395; it was estimated to have grown to 101,581 in 2025, making it the 25th-most populous city in Florida. Together with the larger and more residential city of Cape Coral, it anchors the Cape Coral–Fort Myers metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Lee County and has a population of 875,607 as of 2025.
Southeast
Fort Myers
Lee County, FL
Population
88,699
Walk Score
80 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,322
Median home value
$318,900
Founded
1886
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Edison, Thomas, Winter Estate · listed 1991
- Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District · listed 1990
Notable landmarks
- Alderman House · listed 1988
- Casa Rio · listed 1996
- Dean Park Historic Residential District · listed 2013
- Dunbar, Paul Lawrence, School · listed 1992
- Edison Park Elementary School · listed 1999
- Ford, Henry, Estate · listed 1988
- Heitman, Gilmer, House · listed 1996
- Lee County Courthouse · listed 1989
- McCollum Hall · listed 2022
- Menge-Hansen Marine Ways · listed 2009
- Murphy-Burroughs House · listed 1984
- Terry Park Ballfield · listed 1995
- Towles, William H., House · listed 2008
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