FL area data
Sanibel, FL
Sanibel, FL.
Population: 6,418 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $810,113
- 1-year appreciation
- -4.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- -22.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- -11.1%
- 10-year appreciation
- +15.5%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $1.25M
- House Price Index
- 542.2 (-2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $548,000
- Median list price
- $649,900
- Median days on market
- 193 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 92.6%
- Active listings
- 9
- 1-year forecast
- -1.3%
- Days to pending
- 217 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 21
Rents
- Typical rent
- $9,150/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,373/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,111/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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, hurricane, lightning, inlandFlooding, coldWave
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 53.7 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 35
- Days with Good air quality
- 343
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 8.3 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Woodstock Airport (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Page Field (FMY) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 3
- Avg hospital rating
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.3 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +7,969 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $7,956
- Mean commute to work
- 15 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 82.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 249,079
- Average weekly wage
- $1,118
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Accommodation & Food, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 10,554
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