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Fort Myers FL Apartment Market Read
Covers Cape Coral and Fort Myers.
Current market read
Renter’s market
ConditionSoft
The yearly data still reads a renter's market, but the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are heating up.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 590 searches in September 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 590 searches in September 2026, for Fort Myers on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Asking rents are falling less than they were three months ago and jobs are growing (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+2.1%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,633 a month
September 2026, ▼ down 1.2% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +4.1% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,871/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · Fort MyersNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 5 days ago. softer neutral firmer
5 Rental Market Trends to Watch as Apartment Vacancy TightensApartments.com Q3 RentPulse Report: Apartment Markets Tighten, But Renters Still Have LeverageFlorida Apartments Owner Settles Hurricane Ian Insurance LawsuitView all 5 Fort Myers news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Strong demand
DEMAND
Jobs+2.1%
Migration 2025+9.8/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-28%
Vacancy 202412.3%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$1,109/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,871 · own $2,980
$1,871RENT
$2,980OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+9.8/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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