Cape Coral vs Homestead
The short version
- Cape Coral is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 10% lower than in the Homestead area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $373,500 in Cape Coral and $380,000 in Homestead.
- Households earn more in Cape Coral ($78,104 vs $65,423 median).
- Cape Coral has more scorching days: 120 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 80.
- Cape Coral is growing faster: +21.8% since 2020 vs +6.8%.
- Commutes are shorter in Cape Coral (30 vs 36 minutes each way).
Side by side
| Cape Coral, FL | Homestead, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 236,264 | 86,242 |
| Growth since 2020 | +21.8% | +6.8% |
| People per square mile | 2,224 | 5,717 |
| Median age | 48.6 | 32.5 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27% | 25% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $78,104 | $65,423 |
| Median home value | $373,500 | $380,000 |
| Home value to income | 4.8× | 5.8× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,858 | $1,674 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 102.3 | 114.2 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 125.1 | 155.6 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $76,800 | $85,600 |
| Homeowners | 77% | 48% |
| Top state income tax | None | None |
| Combined sales tax | 6.98% | 6.98% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 29.9 | 35.8 |
| Work from home | 15% | 7% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 2% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 3.8% | 4% |
| Poverty rate | 10.7% | 18.4% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 75° / 54° | 76° / 55° |
| July high / low | 92° / 75° | 90° / 73° |
| Precipitation per year | 57 in | 67 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 120 | 80 |
| Nights below freezing | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable months | 6 | 6 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Very High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 99.0 | 99.6 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 76% | 53% |
| Home prices, past year | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +27.8% | +67.7% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Cape Coral: November to April. Homestead: November to April.
Full monthly tables: Cape Coral weather by month and Homestead weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $76,800 in Cape Coral and $85,600 in Homestead. Moving from Cape Coral to Homestead, you would need about $83,700 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between Cape Coral and Homestead
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Cape Coral and Homestead.
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