Census-designated place Fort Myers Shores is a census-designated place in Florida, in Lee County. A census-designated place is an unincorporated community that the Census Bureau defines for statistics; it has no city government of its own.
The median owner-occupied home in Fort Myers Shores had a real-estate tax bill of $1,537 (± $423) a year, compared with $2,555 in Florida and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $256,600 (± $29,193), compared with $325,000 in Florida and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Fort Myers Shores | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,966 ± 855 | 21,928,881 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,537 ± $423rough guide only: the margin of error is 28% of the estimate | $2,555 ± $8 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $256,600 ± $29,193 | $325,000 ± $895 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $66,150 ± $16,812rough guide only: the margin of error is 25% of the estimate | $71,711 ± $282 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.60% ± 0.18 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 30% of the estimate | 0.79% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 58.5% ± 13.8 points | 67.3% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 37.1% ± 13.4 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 36% of the estimate | 39.5% ± 0.3 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 22.6% ± 9.1 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 40% of the estimate | 26.5% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
If property taxes go unpaid in Florida
How it works. County tax-certificate sale followed by tax-deed application and clerk auction
Excess sale money. If tax-deed auction price exceeds statutory bid, surplus is disbursed by clerk under Fla. Stat. 197.582 to eligible interests/claimants under statutory priority
These rules are set by Florida, not by Fort Myers Shores, so this section is the same for every place in the state. Last verified 2026-09-25. See the full Florida entry with statute links.