Southwest Florida · Lee County

Living in Suncoast Estates, Florida

Suncoast Estates is an unincorporated community in Lee County, with about 4,369 people.1 It feels small-town or low-density suburban, at 1,606 people per square mile.1,3

4,3691people
$106,8001median home value
$1,279/mo1median rent
41.21median age

Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.

Unincorporated: there's no city government; Lee County provides roads, zoning and law enforcement.

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

Lee Memorial Hospital, in Fort Myers, about 7 miles away.2

Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.

Life in Southwest Florida

Gulf beaches, warm dry winters and an older population.

Hazards: Storm surge is the biggest risk: Hurricane Ian came ashore in Lee County as a Category 4 in 2022, and Milton made landfall near Siesta Key in 2024.4,5

Visitor information

Lee County's official tourism office: Visit Fort Myers (Lee County).6 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

Read the free Southwest Florida preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.

The full Suncoast Estates town card

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Other places in Lee County

Written by Charles Squires, North Port, Florida. 40 years living in Florida, in eight places.

I've lived in Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte and North Port, where I live now, and called on schools from Sarasota to Fort Myers and Naples.

More about the author and how this manual is made

"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Suncoast Estates as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Suncoast Estates can be larger.

Notes

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
  2. CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
  4. Babcock Ranch kept power through Hurricane Ian (WTOP)
  5. Siesta Beach (Wikipedia)
  6. County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05