Gateway vs Fort Myers

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Gateway, FL

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Fort Myers, FL

Area Score

Bottom 5% nationally

Signals

Gateway

Fort Myers

Opportunity

55 · Bottom 47%

43 · Bottom 22%

Climate

82 · Top 12%

81 · Top 16%

Physical resilience

5 · Bottom 1%

Housing affordability

79 · Bottom 48%

45 · Bottom 7%

Access

98 · Top 19%

Economic stability

58 · Bottom 46%

31 · Bottom 8%

Measured values

Metric	Gateway	Fort Myers	Source period
Population	11,176	95,051	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$107,484	$63,732	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$56,493	$41,476	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	2,082/sq mi	2,373/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$453,900	$384,500	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,886	$1,580	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	84.9%	49.1%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.2%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-0.7%	-0.7%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	32.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	3.6%	16.3%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	91°F	92°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	54°F	54°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	53.4"	57.4"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	3 mi	7 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	32.0 min	27.3 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	41.1	41.3	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Gateway

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, coastal flooding.

Fort Myers

Elevated or high exposure: hurricane, coastal flooding.

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