Fort Myers Median Sale Price in September 2026
At a glance
The Fort Myers median sale price was $340,000 in September 2026, 1.3% below last year's level. It has been below last year for 19 months in a row through September. Price per square foot is further back, still 3.4% below a year earlier.
Recorded prices in Fort Myers have trailed the other measures. The number of homes for sale has been below the year before since November 2025, and buyers have signed more contracts than a year earlier for seven months in a row, March through September. For the regional picture, see the September 2026 Southwest Florida pending sales report.
September's InfoSparks figures from the Florida Gulf Coast MLS (FGCMLS via Stellar MLS) are preliminary. We will update this report following the October 10 data pull and revise any affected comparisons or conclusions. Matrix listing counts and property histories reflect the October 1 snapshot. MLS records can change as more information is reported, so comparisons use the latest records and earlier months can differ from figures published before.
Key Takeaways
- The median's year-over-year decline narrowed for the third month in a row, from 8.5% in June to 1.3% in September.
- Price per square foot came in at $197, 3.4% below September 2025, after $198 in July and $199 in August.
- Pending sales reached 371, up 1.6% from a year earlier and above last year for a seventh month in a row.
- Active listings fell to 2,460, down 18.6% year over year and the lowest count of 2026.
- Months of supply was 5.3, down from 7.3 a year earlier, and homes sold in a median 55 days against 79.
Fort Myers Buyers Have Signed More Contracts Than a Year Earlier Since March
Pending sales count homes that went under contract during the month.
Fort Myers recorded 371 new pending sales in September 2026, up 1.6% from 365 a year earlier. Pending sales have run above last year for seven months in a row, March through September, and in 11 of the last 12 months.
The count fell 11.5% from August's 419, a common move at this time of year. Pending sales fell from August to September in four of the last five years, by as much as 43.7% in 2022.
Buyer traffic held up as well. Fort Myers listings averaged 3.1 showings in September, up 10.7% from 2.8 a year earlier. Showings per listing have run above last year for 14 months in a row through September. The median listing needed seven showings to reach a contract, against six a year earlier.
Closings Have Run Above Last Year for 13 Months
Fort Myers recorded 354 closed sales in September 2026, up 1.7% from 348 a year earlier. Closings have been above last year for 13 months in a row, September 2025 through September 2026. Dollar volume came in at $143.8 million, down 6.9%.
Most of September's closings came from contracts signed in July and August. The pending count covers contracts signed in September.
Higher Mortgage Rates Raised the Payment on a Median-Priced Fort Myers Home
The 30-year fixed rate averaged 7.03% in the week of September 24, 2026, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. It was 6.66% in late August and 6.30% a year earlier, and the October 1 survey reported 7.28%.
A buyer putting 20% down on the September median of $340,000 would borrow $272,000. At 7.03%, principal and interest come to about $1,815 a month.
Est. monthly principal and interest
- September 2026$1,815/mo$340,000 median at 7.03%
- At last year’s rate$1,684/mo$340,000 median at 6.30%
- September 2025$1,706/mo$344,500 median at 6.30%
- At the October 1 rate$1,861/mo$340,000 median at 7.28%
The Fort Myers median sale price is 1.3% lower than a year ago, and the monthly payment on a median-priced home is still about $109 higher. The rate increase more than offset the lower price.
These figures exclude property taxes, homeowners insurance, flood insurance and association fees. The survey average is not a rate quote available to any particular buyer, and cash purchases are not tied to a mortgage payment.
Fewer Homes Were for Sale in Fort Myers Than at Any Point in 2026
Fort Myers had 2,460 active listings in September 2026, down 18.6% from 3,021 a year earlier. The count has fallen in each of the last seven months, from 3,644 in February. It has been below last year for 11 months in a row through September.
New listings came in at 604, down 12.3% from 689 in September 2025. New listings have been below last year in five of the last six months.
The active count falls for several reasons at once, including completed sales, expirations and withdrawals. A smaller pool of homes for sale reflects all of those, so it does not measure buyer demand on its own.
For a seller, fewer competing listings means a home stands out more easily than it did a year ago. For a buyer, it means fewer homes to choose from overall than a year ago.
Months of Supply Held at 5.3
Published months of supply for Fort Myers was 5.3 in September 2026, unchanged from August and down from 7.3 a year earlier. The measure divides active listings by a 12-month sales pace. It estimates how long today's listings would take to sell at the recent rate of sales.
Four to six months is generally read as balanced. Peak buying here runs January through April, so a September reading falls in the slowest part of the year. The year-over-year drop of two full months carries more meaning than the flat monthly reading.
The Fort Myers Median Sale Price Narrowed Its Year-Over-Year Decline for a Third Month
The Fort Myers median sale price was $340,000 in September 2026, down 1.3% from $344,500 a year earlier. The median has been below last year for 19 months in a row through September, and the size of that decline has narrowed three months running.
| Month | Median Sale Price | Change From Last Year |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | $325,000 | −8.5% |
| July 2026 | $325,000 | −3.0% |
| August 2026 | $335,000 | −2.9% |
| September 2026 | $340,000 | −1.3% |
In each of the last five years, the Fort Myers median fell or stayed flat from August to September. This year it rose 1.5%.
Price per square foot is the sale price divided by the home's living area. It helps compare months when the homes that sold were bigger or smaller than usual. A waterfront home, or one on a bigger lot, usually sells for more per square foot than a similar house without those features. So if more of those homes sell in a given month, the number can go up even if home values haven't changed. Fort Myers came in at $197, down 3.4% from $204 a year earlier. It has held between $197 and $199 since July, after a low of $192 in June.
Price per square foot has been below last year for 32 months in a row through September. That decline measured 7.7% in June and 3.4% in September.
Why Fort Myers Prices Have Trailed
In Fort Myers, supply moved first. The pool of homes for sale fell below the year before starting in November 2025, and pending sales moved consistently above the year before starting in March 2026. The median's year-over-year decline began narrowing in July.
Part of the delay is timing, because a sale price is recorded at closing, after the contract and the supply change that shaped it. Affordability and the mix of homes selling also affect the median. Three months of narrowing is a clear direction for the median. Price per square foot has not followed with the same consistency yet. Neither measure is above last year's level.
Sellers Received 96.0% of Their Asking Price
Sellers received a median 96.0% of their most recent asking price, up from 95.9% a year earlier and 95.7% in August. The sale-to-list ratio uses the list price in place when the home went under contract. It measures where closings landed citywide and is not a target for any individual offer.
Homes sold in a median 55 days on market, down from 79 in September 2025.
First-Attempt and Relisted Homes Performed Differently
Across closings in the 120 days through October 1, 2026, Fort Myers homes that sold on their first listing attempt had a median 66 days on market. Homes that sold after relisting accumulated a median 245 days across their listing attempts. Those figures cover 1,425 and 306 closings respectively. The window had 1,750 closings in all. The other 19 sold on their first listing with no days on market recorded, so they are left out of the day counts. The 17.5% relisted share below is measured against all 1,750.
First-attempt homes sold at a median $335,000. Relisted homes opened at a median $350,000 and closed at a median $315,000, a median per-home difference of $34,000. Relisted homes made up 17.5% of closings in the window.
First-attempt and relisted homes differ in price, property type, condition and seller circumstances. The figures show how each group performed, and they do not establish that relisting or the opening price caused the difference.
Fort Myers carried a Re-list Rate of 23.9%, unchanged from August. That covers 585 of the 2,446 active listings in Worthington's address-matched export with an expired, withdrawn or terminated record at the same address in the past 12 months. Of those returning listings, 60.3% came back at least 3% below the prior asking price. The other 39.7% returned at the same price or with a smaller cut.
When a home returns to the MLS under a new listing, its days-on-market counter starts over at zero. A buyer should check a listing's full history before treating it as new to the market.
Fort Myers Competitive Inventory and Ask-Bid Gap
Competitive Inventory is Worthington's screening view of active listings. It counts homes listed fewer than 180 days, except relisted homes that came back less than 3% below their prior price. Buyers can still consider the homes it sets aside. It uses a three-month closing pace, while published months of supply uses all listings and a 12-month pace.
On Fort Myers' three-month pace of 407.3 closings a month, all 2,446 export listings read 6.0 months. Setting aside the 546 listings past the 180-day mark brings that to 4.7 months. Also setting aside relisted homes that came back less than 3% lower leaves 1,677 listings at 4.1 months.
The Ask-Bid Gap compares two medians, both measured per square foot. One is the asking price of active listings, and the other is the sale price of closings over the past 120 days. Fort Myers ran 7.0% citywide, with active listings asking $210.86 against $196.17 on recent closings.
By price range, the reading was 6.8% under $400,000 and 6.7% from $400,000 to $750,000. It was 1.7% from $750,000 to $1.5 million and 17.4% above $1.5 million. That top range rests on 94 active listings and 35 closings.
The active homes and the sold homes are different properties, and they can differ in condition, location, age and finish. The reading shows how closely asking prices line up with recent results. It is not an offer discount, and it does not predict any one home's sale price.
Core Market Metrics, September 2026
Read this city's figures against its own recent history. Figures are preliminary.
Small figures show the change from September 2025.
| City | Median Sold Price | Median Price per Sq. Ft. | Active Listings | Months of Supply | Sold-to-List | Closed Sales YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers | $340,000−1.3% | $197−3.4% | 2,460−18.6% | 5.3−27.4% | 96.0% | +1.7% |
| Cape Coral | $367,000+3.4% | $212−1.4% | 2,439−19.0% | 4.8−27.3% | 97.4% | −10.2% |
| Estero | $475,000−12.8% | $253−1.2% | 456−30.2% | 3.6−42.9% | 96.8% | −3.2% |
| Bonita Springs | $575,000+3.6% | $297−3.9% | 715−24.8% | 4.6−35.2% | 95.4% | −21.6% |
| Naples | $599,000+5.1% | $329+2.5% | 3,916−20.3% | 5.3−32.1% | 95.7% | −4.1% |
Source: FGCMLS, pulled October 1, 2026 (preliminary). Single-month data unless otherwise noted. Sold-to-list uses most recent list price at time of contract.
Worthington Market Lens, September 2026
| City | Competitive Inventory (Months) | Re-list Rate | Ask-Bid Gap (PPSF%) | Pending-to-Active Ratio | First-Attempt Median DOM | Median Total DOM After Relisting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers | 4.1 | 23.9% | 7.0% | 22.7% | 66 days | 245 days |
| Cape Coral | 3.6 | 20.9% | 5.4% | 26.1% | 49 days | 224 days |
| Estero | 3.2 | 25.0% | 6.3% | 31.6% | 64 days | 240 days |
| Bonita Springs | 4.1 | 27.4% | 18.5% | 22.8% | 86 days | 231 days |
| Naples | 4.0 | 25.5% | 10.3% | 20.8% | 78 days | 246 days |
Source: FGCMLS (preliminary). Proprietary metrics use Worthington's address-matched property export, so active-listing denominators differ slightly from the published MLS counts in Table 1. Competitive Inventory MOI divides the filtered active-listing count by the city's total trailing-three-month closing pace. It is a supplemental indicator and is not calculated the same way as published MLS months of supply. Competitive Inventory uses a 180-day cutoff beginning with this report. Earlier reports used 90 days, so those figures should not be compared directly. This month, Pending-to-Active counts every home under contract on October 1, including contracts signed more than 120 days ago. We usually count only the past 120 days.
September 2026 Results for Fort Myers Featured Communities
Each profile covers the 120 days from June 3 through October 1, 2026. The table compares each community with the August 2026 profiles and with the same 120 days in 2025. "Flat" means no change at all. Sale-to-list changes show in percentage points. Back-to-back 120-day windows share most of their sales, so a run of monthly readings should be read as one ongoing trend.
Each month we count pending homes whose contracts were signed in the past 120 days. This month we also pulled every pending home, to see how many contracts had been open longer than that. The current under-contract counts below include all pending homes, regardless of when the contracts were signed. Comparisons with August use the usual 120-day count, so they line up. "Spring" means the 120 days ending May 1, 2026, the same length as the current window. Months of supply can rise when the recent sales pace slows, so some narratives also show the figure at the spring pace. That figure is an illustration only, not a forecast or a seasonal adjustment. Each profile also shows Competitive Inventory and the Re-list Rate, figured the same way as the city numbers. Competitive Inventory months use the community's 120-day sales pace.
Verandah
Verandah homes sold at a median $405,000 over the 120 days ending October 1, 2026. The 16 sales ranged from $210,500 to $890,000.
| September 2026 | vs. August | vs. last year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sold price | $405,000 | ↓ 9.0% | ↓ 14.7% |
| Homes sold (120 days) | 16 | ↓ 36.0% | ↓ 15.8% |
| Sellers received (of final asking price) | 97.4% | ↑ 0.7 pts | ↑ 2.6 pts |
On October 1, 38 homes were for sale and 7 were under contract, for about 9.5 months of supply. Competitive Inventory was 27 of those listings, about 6.8 months. The Re-list Rate was 31.6%, up 9.4 points from August, with 12 of the 38 listed before in the past year. The one September sale closed at its full first asking price. The median has been below last year for eight months in a row, February through September.
In September, Verandah had one closing, a furnished lake-view townhouse in Cottonwood Bend. It sold for cash at its full $225,000 asking price. With only one sale in September, the 120-day figures are more useful.
Summer slowed sales here more than last year. Over a 120-day stretch, closings fell from 51 in spring to 16 now, against a drop from 35 to 19 last year. Five of the seven homes under contract were signed in the past 120 days, up from four in August. At the spring pace, today's listings would be about three months of supply, so much of the 9.5-month figure reflects the slower summer.
The Plantation
The Plantation homes sold at a median $540,000 over the 120 days ending October 1, 2026. The 27 sales ranged from $320,000 to $825,000.
| September 2026 | vs. August | vs. last year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sold price | $540,000 | ↓ 0.9% | ↑ 20.8% |
| Homes sold (120 days) | 27 | ↓ 28.9% | ↑ 28.6% |
| Sellers received (of final asking price) | 96.6% | ↑ 0.2 pts | ↑ 1.3 pts |
On October 1, 26 homes were for sale and 9 were under contract, for about 3.9 months of supply. Competitive Inventory was 16 of those listings, about 2.4 months. The Re-list Rate was 42.3%, up 21.5 points from August, with 11 of the 26 listed before in the past year. September's three sales typically closed at 97.7% of their first asking price, about $15,000 below it. The median has been above last year for 7 months in a row through September.
In September, The Plantation had three closings, and two of them show how much the individual home matters. Both were Somerset homes of about 2,550 square feet built in 2012. The one with a pool and lake view sold in nine days at 98% of its first asking price. The one without either was a relist that took 58 days and a price cut to sell at 90%.
Sales slowed less than last year's summer did, falling from 48 closings in spring to 27 now. That still leaves the 120-day count 28.6% ahead of the same stretch in 2025.
Pelican Preserve
Pelican Preserve homes sold at a median $350,000 over the 120 days ending October 1, 2026. The 39 sales ranged from $190,000 to $865,000.
| September 2026 | vs. August | vs. last year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sold price | $350,000 | ↓ 14.7% | ↓ 22.5% |
| Homes sold (120 days) | 39 | ↓ 4.9% | ↓ 22.0% |
| Sellers received (of final asking price) | 96.7% | → flat | ↓ 0.1 pts |
On October 1, 33 homes were for sale and 17 were under contract, for about 3.4 months of supply. Competitive Inventory was 23 of those listings, about 2.4 months. The Re-list Rate was 27.3%, up 1.7 points from August, with 9 of the 33 listed before in the past year. September had 11 sales. The eight with a first asking price on record typically closed at 93.1% of it, about $18,450 below. The median has been below last year for 3 months in a row through September.
Ten of the 11 were cash sales. Four were mid-rise condos of about 1,250 square feet that sold for $190,000 to $245,000, and six were single-family homes or villas between $325,000 and $575,000. The slowest was a Prato villa that took 241 days and four price cuts to close at 79% of its first asking price. Three sales were recorded without MLS marketing, and one Siena condo was a short sale.
Condos and single-family homes trade side by side here, so the median moves with the mix of what sells. The 22.5% drop from last year does not mean a typical home here lost that much. Closings fell from 75 in spring to 39 now, a bigger summer drop than last year. Homes under contract rose to 17 from eight in August, and listings have fallen two months in a row.
Timber Creek
Timber Creek homes sold at a median $459,000 over the 120 days ending October 1, 2026. The 30 sales ranged from $278,500 to $775,000.
| September 2026 | vs. August | vs. last year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sold price | $459,000 | ↑ 2.0% | ↓ 18.0% |
| Homes sold (120 days) | 30 | ↑ 3.4% | ↑ 3.4% |
| Sellers received (of final asking price) | 97.5% | ↑ 0.1 pts | ↑ 0.2 pts |
On October 1, 21 homes were for sale and 10 were under contract, for about 2.8 months of supply. Competitive Inventory was 18 of those listings, about 2.4 months. The Re-list Rate was 28.6%, down 10.5 points from August, with 6 of the 21 listed before in the past year. September's seven sales typically closed at 98.0% of their first asking price, about $10,000 below it. The median has been below last year for 4 months in a row through September.
In September, Timber Creek had seven closings, and sellers kept close to their first asking price, finishing at a median 98.0% of it. Five of the seven buyers used conventional loans. Two of the quickest sales had pools and lake views. A 2,445-square-foot home sold in eight days, and a 2,650-square-foot home sold in 11 days at its full $775,000 asking price. A 3,357-square-foot five-bedroom home without a pool or water view took 118 days.
Sales here barely slowed for summer, with 31 closings over 120 days in spring and 30 now, and listings have fallen two months in a row. Every home here was built in 2020 or later, so age does little to separate one sale from the next.
Lexington Country Club
Lexington Country Club homes sold at a median $277,750 over the 120 days ending October 1, 2026. The 27 sales ranged from $174,000 to $769,000.
| September 2026 | vs. August | vs. last year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sold price | $277,750 | ↑ 2.1% | ↓ 13.1% |
| Homes sold (120 days) | 27 | ↓ 12.9% | ↑ 50.0% |
| Sellers received (of final asking price) | 95.3% | ↓ 0.5 pts | ↑ 0.1 pts |
On October 1, 23 homes were for sale and 5 were under contract, for about 3.4 months of supply. Competitive Inventory was 16 of those listings, about 2.4 months. The Re-list Rate was 17.4%, up 3.1 points from August, with 4 of the 23 listed before in the past year. September's five sales typically closed at 95.6% of their first asking price, about $10,000 below it. The median has been below last year and the number of sales above it for eight months in a row, February through September.
In September, Lexington Country Club had five closings, all cash sales of condos or attached villas with water views. Annual fees on those five ran from $14,496 to $20,860, a monthly cost buyers weigh alongside price.
More homes are closing here than a year ago, at a lower median. Sales dropped more for summer than last year, from 77 closings in spring to 27 now. At the spring pace, today's listings would be about one month of supply.
WildBlue
WildBlue homes sold at a median $1,185,000 over the 120 days ending October 1, 2026. The 15 sales ranged from $760,000 to $1,760,000.
| September 2026 | vs. August | vs. last year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sold price | $1,185,000 | ↓ 9.0% | ↓ 2.1% |
| Homes sold (120 days) | 15 | ↓ 16.7% | ↓ 28.6% |
| Sellers received (of final asking price) | 94.0% | ↓ 0.7 pts | ↑ 1.3 pts |
On October 1, 24 homes were for sale and 6 were under contract, for about 6.4 months of supply. Competitive Inventory was 18 of those listings, about 4.8 months. The Re-list Rate was 8.3%, up 4.0 points from August, with 2 of the 24 listed before in the past year. September's four sales typically closed at 94.7% of their first asking price, about $84,000 below it. The number of sales has been below last year for eight months in a row, February through September, and the sale-to-list ratio has been above last year for 7 months in a row.
In September, WildBlue had four closings, all cash sales of lakefront homes built in 2022 and 2023. Two Vista WildBlue homes of about 2,440 square feet sold at 95% of their first asking price within 62 to 80 days. In WildBlue proper, a 2,966-square-foot pool home sold for $1,700,000 without a price cut. A larger 3,936-square-foot relist took two cuts and closed at 85% of its first asking price.
At the spring pace, today's listings would be about three months of supply. Active listings ask a median $1,607,500 on homes about 520 square feet larger than the ones that sold, so those asking prices are for bigger homes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Fort Myers median sale price going up or down?
The median sale price was $340,000 in September 2026, 1.3% below a year earlier. The year-over-year decline has narrowed for three months in a row, from 8.5% in June. Price per square foot was 3.4% below last year.
Why is the median still below last year if supply has fallen?
The median has risen from $325,000 in July to $340,000 in September, and it is still 1.3% below September 2025. Sale prices are recorded at closing, so they tend to trail the other measures, and affordability and the mix of homes selling also play a part. Fort Myers supply fell below the year before in November 2025 and contracts rose above it in March 2026.
How long did Fort Myers homes take to sell in September 2026?
The median was 55 days, down from 79 a year earlier. Homes that sold on a first listing attempt took a median 66 days over the past 120 days, against 245 days for relisted homes across all attempts.
Is 5.3 months of supply a buyer's market or a seller's market in Fort Myers?
Four to six months is generally read as balanced. September is a slow month here, and conditions vary by price range.
What to Watch in Fort Myers in October
The median sale price is 1.3% below last year, and October 2025's median was $360,000. An October median at or above that level would end a 19-month run of year-over-year declines. A reading below it would extend the run while showing whether the narrowing continues.
Price per square foot is the second measure to watch. It has held between $197 and $199 since July. A move above $211, October 2025's figure, would put it above last year for the first time since early 2024.
A Fort Myers pricing decision still depends on the price range, the community, condition and closest comparable sales.
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- Cape Coral Showings in September 2026
- Estero Sale-to-List Ratio in September 2026
- Bonita Springs Ask-Bid Gap in September 2026
- Naples Price Per Square Foot in September 2026
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