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Koreshan band performing at Bamboo Landing in, 1910
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About Estero
Village in Florida, United StatesEstero (Spanish for "estuary") is an incorporated village in Lee County, Florida, United States, located directly beside the first aquatic nature preserve established in Florida: The Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve, otherwise referred to as Estero Bay Preserve State Park which is within Estero Bay, Florida. At the time of the 2010 census, Estero was an unincorporated community and census-designated place, but incorporated as a village on the last calendar date of 2014. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,939. Sandwiched along Florida's Gulf Coast between Naples to the south and Fort Myers to the north, Este…
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Housing in Estero
The typical Estero home is worth about $486,000, down 3.5% in a year, 29% above the Florida typical home.
A seller's market
Work & commute in Estero
Full picture →Most working residents leave Estero for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Bonita Springs (8%), Fort Myers (8%) and Naples (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Health in Estero
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Florida
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 6 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Estero
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Estero
Full climate →Estero has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 54°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Estero
All Estero schools →School Grade C
The public schools Estero’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within FL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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