Deltona vs Fort Myers
The short version
- Deltona is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 3% lower than in the Fort Myers area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $285,400 in Deltona and $384,500 in Fort Myers.
- Households earn more in Deltona ($76,924 vs $63,732 median).
- Fort Myers has the warmer winter: January highs of 75°F vs 69°F.
- Fort Myers has more scorching days: 120 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 84.
- Fort Myers is growing faster: +17.5% since 2020 vs +7%.
- Commutes are shorter in Fort Myers (25 vs 34 minutes each way).
Side by side
| Deltona, FL | Fort Myers, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 100,267 | 101,581 |
| Growth since 2020 | +7% | +17.5% |
| People per square mile | 2,686 | 2,536 |
| Median age | 38.5 | 41.3 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20% | 32% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $76,924 | $63,732 |
| Median home value | $285,400 | $384,500 |
| Home value to income | 3.7× | 6.0× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,711 | $1,580 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 99.4 | 102.3 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 108.4 | 125.1 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $74,500 | $76,800 |
| Homeowners | 80% | 49% |
| Top state income tax | None | None |
| Combined sales tax | 6.98% | 6.98% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 34.0 | 25.2 |
| Work from home | 14% | 14% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 1% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| Poverty rate | 10.2% | 16.3% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 69° / 45° | 75° / 54° |
| July high / low | 91° / 72° | 92° / 75° |
| Precipitation per year | 56 in | 57 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | n/a |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 84 | 120 |
| Nights below freezing | 7 | 0 |
| Comfortable months | 8 | 6 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 96.2 | 99.0 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 81% | 76% |
| Home prices, past year | -0.2% | -0.9% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +38.6% | +27.8% |
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: Deltona: October to May. Fort Myers: November to April.
Full monthly tables: Deltona weather by month and Fort Myers weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $74,500 in Deltona and $76,800 in Fort Myers. Moving from Deltona to Fort Myers, you would need about $77,300 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between Deltona and Fort Myers
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Deltona and Fort Myers.
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