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Roughly 198,912 people live in Cape Coral, Florida. Living here costs moderate relative to the rest of the country, 9% above the national average. Median rent runs about $1,630/mo; the typical household pulls in $72,474. On the UrbRank Score it pulls a 64/100 — a C+, putting it at #71 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Inverse of violent + property crime rate per 100,000 residents.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Air quality index (EPA AQS data).
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
By the composite index, Cape Coral sits at 109 — moderate when stacked against the rest of the country. Running the rent-to-income math ($1,630/mo against $72,474 median household income), housing eats roughly 27% of a typical paycheck — right inside the standard 30%-of-income guideline. Buying-side, the median home value is $302,400.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →The weather here is warm year-round: roughly 91°F in summer, 55°F in winter. Annual precipitation lands near 49 inches. Car-dependent for most errands, with small walkable pockets downtown or in older neighborhoods. On crime, it scores well — incidents per capita run noticeably under the national average. Air quality reads good (AQI 39).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
For families, Cape Coral is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 58/100 (grade C) on the families profile. Strongest on safety (92/100); weakest on education (24/100).
For retirees, Cape Coral is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 64/100 (grade C+) on the retirees profile. Strongest on safety (92/100); weakest on education (24/100).
For remote workers, Cape Coral is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 61/100 (grade C+) on the remote workers profile. Strongest on safety (92/100); weakest on education (24/100).
For young professionals, Cape Coral is workable — not standout, not weak. It earns 58/100 (grade C) on the young professionals profile. Strongest on safety (92/100); weakest on education (24/100).
Cape Coral, Florida pulls a 64/100 overall on the UrbRank Score (grade C+), currently ranked #71 nationally. The composite weights seven lifestyle dimensions: affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Cape Coral's cost-of-living index is 109 (with 100 as the US average), which lands in the moderate band — 9% above the national average. Median rent runs about $1,630/mo.
Warm year-round — summer averages around 91°F, winter averages around 55°F, with about 49 inches of precipitation a year.
Walk Score: 49/100. Car-dependent for most errands, with small walkable pockets downtown or in older neighborhoods.
Cape Coral has about 198,912 residents, 25% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher with a median age of 48.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Cape Coral head-to-head against any other US city — housing, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life metrics side by side. The leaderboard pages also show how Cape Coral stacks up for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals specifically.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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