FL area data
Cortez, FL
Cortez, FL.
Population: 707 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $776,689
- 1-year appreciation
- -0.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- -7.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +20.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- +50.7%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $882,918
- House Price Index
- 542.2 (-2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $725,000
- Median list price
- $787,500
- Median days on market
- 145 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 90.7%
- Active listings
- 6
- 1-year forecast
- +0.1%
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,920/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,480/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $25.50/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, hurricane, lightning, inlandFlooding, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 51.7 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 35
- Days with Good air quality
- 338
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- De Soto National Memorial (4 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) (10 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) (10 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 96
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.2 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +5,834 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,985
- Median annual property tax
- $5,420
- Households with broadband internet
- 81.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 127,788
- Average weekly wage
- $1,109
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 5,630
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