Aerial view of The Plantation in Fort Myers, Florida, with tile-roofed homes along a curving street, a lake, and a golf fairway with sand bunkers beyond, with preserve and more homes to the horizon
Fort Myers, Florida

The Plantation Homes for Sale

The Plantation is a gated, all-ages community off Treeline Avenue in Fort Myers, near Gulf Coast Town Center. Its 2 neighborhoods, Somerset and Bridgetown, each have their own amenity center.

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Reviewed September 23, 2026

The Plantation: gated Fort Myers living near Gulf Coast Town Center, I-75 and RSW Airport

Each neighborhood has its own amenity center and its own mix of homes, so the first choice here is which side fits how you want to live.

The Plantation at a glance

Homes

1,939

Somerset

954

Bridgetown

985

Two Neighborhoods

Somerset or Bridgetown: homes, HOA fees and amenities on each side of The Plantation

Both sit behind the same gates, on the same roads off Treeline Avenue. Each one has its own homes, its own amenity center and its own association, so start with the side that fits how you want to live.

Beside the golf course

Somerset

Single-family homes and coach-home condominiums looking out on fairways, lakes and preserve.

Homes
954
Home types
Single-family homes and coach-home condominiums
Amenity center
Somerset Hall: pools, a hot tub, fitness and a library
Golf course
Right beside it. Club membership is optional
HOA fees, houses
$6,492 to $6,852 a year
Shortest lease
28 days

Living in Somerset at The Plantation

Somerset wraps around the golf course. Its single-family homes and low-rise coach-home condominiums look out on fairways, lakes and preserve. Somerset Hall is the neighborhood’s own amenity center, with a pool, a second pool on Lonsdale Terrace, a hot tub, a fitness center, an aerobics studio and a library.

The course is next door, and playing it is a separate choice. The club sells membership on its own, so a Somerset home comes with Somerset Hall and not with the course.

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Houses
$6,492 to $6,852 a year in HOA fees
Coach-home condominiums
$11,820 to $14,044 a year, because condominium owners also pay their own condominium association
At closing
A $2,000 amenities capital fund fee
Renting it out
28 days minimum and three leases a year. A condominium association can be stricter

Built around its amenity center

Bridgetown

Single-family homes and attached villas around pools, courts, a tiki bar, a fire pit and a tot lot.

Homes
985
Home types
Single-family homes and attached villas
Amenity center
Pools, a spa, fitness, tennis, pickleball and bocce
Golf course
None inside. Club membership is optional
HOA fees, houses
$5,504 to $6,392 a year, proposed for 2026
Shortest lease
One month

Living in Bridgetown at The Plantation

Bridgetown is built around its amenity center, which has a main pool and a lap pool, a spa, a fitness center open 4am to 11pm, five tennis courts, four pickleball courts, three bocce courts, a tiki bar, a fire pit and a tot lot. Its homes are single-family houses and attached villas.

Bridgetown has no golf course of its own. Owners who want to play can apply to the club for membership, the same as owners in Somerset.

See homes for sale
Houses
$5,504 to $6,392 a year in HOA fees, on the 2026 proposed schedule
Attached villas
$5,456 to $7,752 a year, on the 2026 proposed schedule
At closing
A $2,000 capital contribution
Renting it out
One month minimum and three leases a year
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The Numbers

The Plantation home prices and sales over the past 12 months

Worthington Realty analysis of Florida Gulf Coast MLS records for The Plantation in Fort Myers. Sales cover October 2025 through September 2026. Homes for sale and under contract are as of October 1, 2026.

What changed

More Plantation homes sold over the past 12 months than the year before. The single-family median rose about 3%: 94 sold at a median of $613,750, against 88 at $595,000 the year before. Condos and coach homes, all in Somerset, sold 14 times at a median of $446,250, twice as many sales as the year before. Bridgetown villas sold at a median of $357,500. On October 1, nine homes were under contract, up from five a month earlier.

Single-family homes

$613,750

Median sold price, past 12 months

3% higher than the year before ($595,000)

Homes sold
9488 the year before
For sale now
14
Previously listed
4 of 14Earlier listing ended in the past 12 months
Under contract
84 a month earlier
Months of supply
1.8 months
Median days on market
53 days
Share of final asking price
96.4%
Price per square foot
$276$283 the year before
Sold price range
$315,500 to $1,180,000
Asking prices now
$359,900 to $1,299,000

Villas

$357,500

Median sold price, past 12 months (6 sales)

9% lower than the year before ($395,000)

Homes sold
66 the year before
For sale now
1
Previously listed
1 of 1Earlier listing ended in the past 12 months
Under contract
01 a month earlier
Months of supply
2.0 months
Median days on market
56 days
Share of final asking price
94.8%
Price per square foot
$226$251 the year before
Sold price range
$322,000 to $463,000
Asking prices now
$399,900

Condos and coach homes

$446,250

Median sold price, past 12 months

8% higher than the year before ($415,000)

Homes sold
147 the year before
For sale now
11
Previously listed
6 of 11Earlier listing ended in the past 12 months
Under contract
10 a month earlier
Months of supply
9.4 months
Median days on market
92 days
Share of final asking price
96.0%
Price per square foot
$215$249 the year before
Sold price range
$325,000 to $520,000
Asking prices now
$350,000 to $465,000

Home types follow the MLS building categories, with filing errors corrected where the listing shows a different home type. The MLS files coach homes in its condo categories.

Sold on the first try, or relisted first

Homes that sold in the past 12 months, split by whether an earlier listing had failed in the year before. Days for relisted homes add up every listing; days for first-try sales count only the listing that sold.

The Plantation homes that sold on the first try compared with homes that were relisted first, past 12 months
Home typeSold on the first tryRelisted before sellingRelisted homes, median amount below their last listed price
Single-family homes68 salesmedian $605,000, 47 days26 salesmedian $655,000, 217 days in all$67,000about 9% less
Villas4 salesmedian $370,000, 44 days2 salesmedian $357,500, 487 days in all$54,950about 13% less2 sales
Condos and coach homes11 salesmedian $442,500, 83 days3 salesmedian $450,000, 211 days in all$9,900about 2% less3 sales

Our seller net sheet estimates what you would keep after closing costs, and our selling guide shows how we plan and market a sale.

Prices by home type

Rolling 12-month median sold price

Over the 12 months ending September 2026, the single-family median was $613,750, up from $595,000.

Single-family homes$595,000 in Sep 2025 · $613,750 in Sep 2026

Single-family homes, 12-month median sold priceSingle-family homes median over the 12 months ending each month: $595,000 in Sep ’25, $613,750 in Sep ’26.$550k$575k$600k$625k$650kSep ’25Jan ’26May ’26Sep ’26Single-family homes, 12-month median sold priceSingle-family homes median over the 12 months ending each month: $595,000 in Sep ’25, $613,750 in Sep ’26.$550k$575k$600k$625k$650kSep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26

Each point shows the median sale price for the 12 months ending that month, so neighboring points share most of their sales. The curved lines connect those values.

See the numbers
The Plantation 12-month median sold price, by the month each 12-month period ends
12 months endingSingle-family homes: salesMedianPrice per sq ft
Sep 202588$595,000$283
Oct 202587$585,000$281
Nov 202588$570,000$273
Dec 202591$575,000$273
Jan 202693$575,000$273
Feb 202693$585,000$273
Mar 202688$587,500$273
Apr 202687$585,000$274
May 202691$615,000$287
Jun 202691$620,000$288
Jul 202691$640,000$285
Aug 202694$613,750$276
Sep 202694$613,750$276

Plantation single-family median price rose about 3%

Single-family homes sold at a median of $613,750 over the 12 months ending October 1, 2026, up about 3% from $595,000 the year before, while sales rose from 88 to 94. Median price per square foot went from $283 to $276, so compare homes of similar size as well as total price.

Price also depends on the side of The Plantation. Somerset had 38 single-family sales at a median of $727,450, down from $830,000 on 35 sales the year before. Bridgetown had 56 at a median of $540,000, up from $490,000 on 53 sales. The Somerset homes that sold were built from 2007 to 2019, and the Bridgetown homes from 2007 to 2021. Homes on each side differ in size, age and condition, so use these medians as a guide.

Plantation condo and coach home sales doubled

Condos and coach homes, all in Somerset, sold at a median of $446,250, up about 8% from $415,000, on 14 sales against 7 the year before. Median price per square foot went the other way, from $249 to $215. Seven sales is a small base, so compare similar units before reading much into either change.

Plantation villa sales

Six villas sold in the past 12 months, all in Bridgetown, at a median of $357,500, down from $395,000 on six sales the year before. They sold from $322,000 to $463,000. One villa was for sale on October 1.

How to compare Plantation home prices

Compare a home with sales of the same type on the same side of The Plantation. Somerset’s median single-family price was $187,450 higher than Bridgetown’s, and association fees differ by side and by neighborhood too.

Competition for sellers

How much competition a Plantation seller faces

Eleven of the 26 homes for sale on October 1 had an earlier listing end without a sale in the past 12 months.

Fourteen single-family homes were for sale on October 1, eight in Bridgetown and six in Somerset, just under two months of sales at the past year’s pace. Four of the 14 have a prior expired, withdrawn, or terminated record in the past 12 months, and two have been on their current listing 180 days or more. Eleven condos and coach homes were for sale, about nine and a half months of sales, and six of them had been listed before.

Single-family homes took a median of 53 days from listing to accepted contract on the listing that sold, and closed at a median 96.4% of their final asking price. Condos and coach homes took a median of 92 days and closed at 96.0% of their final asking price, and villas took 56 days and closed at 94.8%. Those percentages use the last asking price after any price cuts. On October 1, nine homes were under contract, eight single-family homes and one condo, up from five on September 1.

What happened after relisting

What Plantation homes sold for after relisting

Twenty-six single-family homes sold in the past year after an earlier listing expired, was withdrawn, or was terminated. They sold a median of $67,000 below their last listed price, about 9% less, and spent a median of about 217 days on the market across all their listings. Single-family homes that sold on the first try took a median of about 47 days.

Three condos and coach homes sold after a relist, a median of $9,900 below their last listed price, about 2% less, after a median of 211 days on the market across all their listings. Condos and coach homes that sold on the first try took a median of 83 days. Two villas sold after a relist, a median of $54,950 below their last listed price, about 13% less. Four of the 31 relisted homes took three or more listings to sell.

Homes sold each month

Homes sold each month

Single-family homesVillasCondos and coach homes
Homes sold each month in The Plantation, Oct 2024 through Sep 2026, by home type05101520O2024NDJ2025FMAMJJASONDJ2026FMAMJJAS

Showing the latest months. Swipe sideways or use the arrows to see all 24 months.

Each bar is one month of closed sales. Monthly counts in a community this size move around a lot, so the 12-month figures in the cards are the steadier read.

See monthly sales by home type
MonthSingle-family homesVillasCondos and coach homesAll homes
Oct 20246006
Nov 20246208
Dec 20246006
Jan 20257007
Feb 2025100111
Mar 2025140418
Apr 2025131014
May 20257119
Jun 20257108
Jul 20256107
Aug 20254004
Sep 20252013
Oct 20255005
Nov 20257007
Dec 202590413
Jan 202690211
Feb 2026101112
Mar 202692011
Apr 2026121013
May 2026110213
Jun 202670310
Jul 20266107
Aug 20267029
Sep 20262103

What Plantation homes sold for in September 2026

Three homes sold in September, at a median of 97.7% of their first asking price.

What could your home in The Plantation sell for today?

Your neighborhood, your home’s condition and today’s competition all matter. We compare your home with recent sales nearby and show you what buyers can choose from right now.

How we count these numbers
Median sold price
The middle sale price of the homes that closed in the past 12 months. Half sold for more and half for less.
Change from the year before
The same figure for the 12 months before that, for the same home type. We show it when both years have at least five sales.
Fewer than five sales
On the home-type cards, median sold price appears only with five or more sales. With fewer, the card shows the range of what sold instead. Other card figures based on fewer than five sales show the number of sales beside them.
Homes sold
Homes that closed in the past 12 months.
For sale now
Active listings in the MLS on October 1, 2026.
Under contract
Homes with a contract signed in the past 120 days that had not closed by October 1, 2026.
Months of supply
How many months the homes for sale would last at the past 12 months’ pace of sales.
Median days on market
Days from the MLS listing date to the accepted contract, for the listing that sold, middle value. A relisted home starts this count over, so it can look newer than it is.
Share of final asking price
What sellers received as a share of the last asking price before the sale, middle value.
Price per square foot
The sale price divided by the living area, middle value. It lets you compare homes of different sizes.
Previously listed
Homes for sale with an earlier listing that expired, was withdrawn, or was terminated in the past 12 months, without a sale in between. Why homes get relisted.
Sold on the first try
A home with no expired, withdrawn, or terminated listing in the 12 months before it was listed.
Relisted before selling
A home with at least one expired, withdrawn, or terminated listing in the 12 months before the listing that sold. A sale to a new owner in between starts the clock over.
Last listed price
For a relisted home, the asking price on the expired, withdrawn, or terminated listing just before the listing that sold, as of the day that earlier listing ended.
Days in all
For a relisted home, the full days on market of each listing added together: the listing that sold plus every expired, withdrawn, or terminated listing that ended in the 12 months before it.
Share of first asking price
The sale price divided by the price the home first carried on the listing that sold.
Home types
From the MLS Building Design field, with filing errors corrected where the listing shows a different home type. A home type gets its own card only when the community has a real number of them.

Every figure comes from Florida Gulf Coast MLS records. The full method is on our Southwest Florida market methodology page.

Figures from Florida Gulf Coast MLS records available as of October 10, 2026. See the full Fort Myers housing market update →

The Golf Club

The Plantation Golf & Country Club: membership and what it costs

The club sits inside The Plantation and belongs to neither neighborhood. It is owned and run by Heritage Golf Group, and membership is optional and by application for owners in Somerset and Bridgetown alike. The figures below are the club’s current rates for 2026. Golf membership has had a waiting list, so ask early.

Open to

Both neighborhoods

Buying a home does not include membership on either side. You join the club separately.

What the club charges to join and play

The club’s 2026 membership schedule, dated January 2026

Full Golf, to join

$50,000

Non-refundable. Then $12,300 a year for a family or $8,600 for an individual.

Social, to join

$3,000

Non-refundable. Then $900 a year. Dining and social events, no golf.

Neither Somerset nor Bridgetown includes membership, so this is a separate purchase from the home. Budget it as more than the dues: a Full Golf family taking the unlimited cart plan runs $12,300 in dues plus $3,845 for carts plus the $650 food and beverage minimum, so about $16,795 a year before tax, on top of the $50,000 to join. An individual on the private trail plan runs about $11,600. The minimum is money you spend at the club rather than a fee, and the card says taxes are additional and every figure can change without notice. Full Golf plays on a cart fee rather than a green fee, and books tee times up to ten days out.

See every published membership, cart and guest rate

Membership

One-time initiation, then annual dues

Full Golf

Initiation, non-refundable
$50,000
Family annual dues
$12,300
Individual annual dues
$8,600
Spouse and dependents
Included to age 26
Tee times
Up to 10 days ahead, cart fee only
Golf shop
10% off non-discounted items

Social

Initiation, non-refundable
$3,000
Annual dues
$900
Spouse and dependents
Included to age 26
Includes
Dining and social activities
Golf shop
10% off non-discounted items

Both categories

Food and beverage minimum
$325 twice a year

Carts and course extras

Annual plans, or pay as you play

Annual cart plans

Private cart trail, family
$3,010
Private cart trail, individual
$2,350
Club unlimited cart, family
$3,845
Club unlimited cart, individual
$2,925

Charged as used

18-hole cart
$31
Lessee of member
$80
Annual bag storage
$125
Annual locker
$125

Guests and extended family

Per round, by season

Guest fees

In season
$135
Shoulder season
$80
Off season
Not offered

Extended family rates

In season
$58
Shoulder season
$42
Off season
Not offered

The Plantation Golf & Country Club 2026 Membership Categories and Fees, dated January 2026. The club is owned and operated by Heritage Golf Group and is not part of either homeowners association, so these rates are set by the club and not by Somerset or Bridgetown. The schedule states that all fees, dues and charges can change without notice, that taxes apply, and that annual dues and fees are non-refundable. Confirm membership availability and current pricing with the club before you rely on any figure here.

For Owners Who Rent

Renting out a Plantation home: the lease rules

Both communities allow leasing and cap it at three leases a year. The minimum term differs, and a Somerset condominium association can be stricter than the Somerset master rule. Check the rule for the specific association, not for the development.

Shortest lease

28 days in Somerset, one month in Bridgetown

Three leases a year in both. No weekly or nightly rentals, and no renting part of a home.

  1. The term

    Somerset’s master declaration sets 28 consecutive days. Bridgetown sets one month. Two Somerset condominium associations, Glastonbury and Barbados I, require a full month.

  2. How many

    Three leases a year everywhere. Somerset’s master and Bridgetown count them across any rolling twelve months. Glastonbury and Barbados I count three per calendar year instead.

  3. The paperwork

    Whole homes only, in writing, with a copy to management. Somerset requires it within ten days of signing. The tenant is bound by the governing documents and the owner supplies them. Bridgetown counts a lease that ends early, including a tenant default, as one of the three.

  4. What stays yours

    The owner remains responsible for what a tenant does. Neither association transfers golf club privileges, because neither one holds them. The club’s 2026 schedule publishes a lessee-of-member rate of $80 a round, so a tenant of a member has a published way to play.

Glastonbury and Barbados I use the same leasing and occupancy language: one month minimum, three leases per calendar year, and occupancy capped at two people per bedroom, or two per bedroom plus two overnight. Antigua and Islands I may differ, so check the association that governs the specific home.

Renting it out? Send us the address and we will confirm the lease minimum, the annual cap and the approval steps for that association.

Detailed Buyer Guide

Living in The Plantation: a buyer’s guide

Overhead view of an amenity center at The Plantation in Fort Myers, Florida, with the clubhouse, a curved resort pool and pickleball and tennis courts between a lake and preserve
One of the two amenity centers: the clubhouse, the resort pool and the racquet courts.

The Plantation is a gated community developed by Centex Homes, off Treeline Avenue in Fort Myers, near Daniels Parkway and a short drive from Southwest Florida International Airport. It holds 1,939 homes in two separate residential associations, Somerset with 954 and Bridgetown with 985. A private golf club sits inside the development and is owned and operated by a third party, so it belongs to neither association.

Somerset has single-family homes and low-rise coach-home condominiums, built from about 2007 to 2018, with golf course, lake and preserve views. Its amenity building is Somerset Hall. Bridgetown has single-family homes and attached villas, built from about 2007 to 2021 and concentrated in the later years, with its own amenity center, pools, racquet courts, a tiki bar, a fire pit and a tot lot. Both communities sit inside the Arborwood Community Development District, which bills through the Lee County tax bill.

Inside The Plantation

  • Location: Off Treeline Avenue near Daniels Parkway and I-75 in Fort Myers, close to Southwest Florida International Airport, Gulf Coast Town Center and JetBlue Park.
  • Amenities: Each neighborhood runs its own. Somerset Hall has a pool, a second pool on Lonsdale Terrace, a hot tub, a fitness center, an aerobics studio and a library. Bridgetown’s amenity center has pools and a spa, a fitness center open from 4am to 11pm, social rooms, tennis, pickleball, bocce, a tiki bar, a fire pit and a tot lot.

The Plantation single-family homes, villas and coach-home condos

Which community a home sits in tells you what you are buying. Somerset has single-family homes and low-rise coach-home condominiums. Bridgetown has single-family homes and two groups of attached villas. The two communities have different fees, different rules and different amenities.

Compare within a community before you compare across them. A Somerset condominium and a Bridgetown house are different products with different fee structures, and their sold prices are not each other’s comparables.

What Living in The Plantation Is Like

Each community runs its own amenity center and they keep different hours. Somerset Hall is open 6am to 9pm with the fitness center from 5am to 9pm and the pools dawn to dusk. Children under 16 need an adult at the amenity center, and the fitness center is closed to children under 12. A private event needs a $400 cleaning and damage deposit.

Bridgetown’s amenity center keeps longer hours. The fitness center and motion room run 4am to 11pm, social rooms 8:30am to 11pm, the tiki bar, fire pit and barbecue 8:30am to 10pm, tennis and pickleball 7am to 10pm, and bocce 8am to 8pm. Pools and the spa are open sunrise to sunset. The association lists a lap pool and a main pool, a spa, five tennis courts, four pickleball courts, three bocce courts, a tot lot, a fire pit and a tiki bar. Residents create guest passes in the MyQ Community app, and a visitor without one enters an access code at the gate kiosk.

What to Know Before You Buy

  • The golf club: Somerset’s declaration is explicit that the club is not common property, is not controlled by the association, and that owning a home creates no right to use it. Bridgetown’s association does not include or control the club either. The initiation fee is non-refundable, so it is money spent rather than equity you later sell.
  • Yearly costs: Somerset houses pay $6,492 to $6,852 a year in HOA fees, and its coach-home condominiums $11,820 to $14,044 including their condominium association. Bridgetown houses run $5,504 to $6,392 and its attached villas $5,456 to $7,752 on the schedule proposed for 2026, so confirm the adopted amount for the specific home. The Arborwood CDD charge is separate, on the tax bill, and golf membership is optional and bought from the club.
  • Golf ball easements: Homes along the course may be subject to recorded golf ball easements, and they reach condominiums as well as houses. Somerset’s master declaration and Glastonbury’s condominium declaration both carry one. The easement lets golf balls come onto the property and lets golfers, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, come onto the exterior of the property to retrieve them. Review the declaration and survey for the specific home.
  • Community development district: Both neighborhoods sit in the Arborwood Community Development District, established in 2004, which also covers communities beyond The Plantation. Its assessment has two parts, operations and maintenance plus bond debt service, and it is collected on the Lee County tax bill rather than by an association, so do not add it on top of a property’s tax figure. It is set per parcel and runs from about $583 to about $1,527 a year. The bonds are scheduled to mature in May 2036, and the operations and maintenance part continues after that. Check the current tax bill for the exact parcel.
  • Somerset exterior rules: Exterior changes need approval. Pools need a $2,000 refundable owner deposit and a $10,000 refundable contractor deposit with the application. Fences are prohibited except an approved bronze pool safety fence, and exterior paint follows the approved palette. Glastonbury’s condominiums follow the Somerset guidelines too.
  • Bridgetown exterior rules: Bridgetown runs its own architectural review, and Somerset’s rules do not apply there. Exterior changes need an application, and it publishes a Sherwin-Williams paint palette. It also sets which hurricane shutters are allowed.
  • Bridgetown parking: No street parking at any time, enforced by the association between midnight and 6am.
  • Schools: Served by Lee County Public Schools, which places students through School Choice rather than by address.
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Questions & Answers

The Plantation FAQs

01Is golf included when you buy at The Plantation?
The short answer

No. Buying a home in Somerset or Bridgetown does not include golf club membership.

The golf club is owned and operated by Heritage Golf Group and is not part of either homeowners association. Somerset’s declaration states that the club is not common property, is not controlled by the association, and that ownership creates no right to use it. Membership is bought separately from the club: the 2026 schedule sets Full Golf at $50,000 to join plus $12,300 a year for a family or $8,600 for an individual, and Social at $3,000 to join plus $900 a year. Carts and a $325 twice-yearly food and beverage minimum are on top. Membership is subject to the club’s current availability, fees and rules.

02Can Bridgetown owners join the golf club?
The short answer

Yes. Membership is by application and open to owners in both Somerset and Bridgetown.

The club belongs to neither neighborhood, so buying a home on either side does not include membership. Owners apply to the club and pay its initiation fee and dues. Golf membership has had a waiting list, so ask early.

03What is the difference between Somerset and Bridgetown?
The short answer

They are two separate neighborhoods with their own associations, fees, rules and amenities.

Somerset has 954 homes, single-family and coach-home condominiums, and is built around the golf course. Bridgetown has 985 homes, single-family and attached villas, around its own amenity center. Each has its own declaration, board and manager, so compare a home with sales on its own side first.

04Is The Plantation a 55 and over community?
The short answer

No. The Plantation is open to all ages.

Neither Somerset nor Bridgetown has an age restriction.

05How much are the HOA fees?
The short answer

A Bridgetown house runs $5,504 to $6,392 a year on the 2026 proposed schedule, and its attached villas $5,456 to $7,752. A Somerset house runs $6,492 to $6,852.

Somerset condominium owners pay two associations, the community assessment plus their own condominium association, which brings the total to between $11,820 and $14,044 a year. Bridgetown fees follow one of seven assessment categories. Confirm the figure for a specific home on its estoppel.

06Does The Plantation have a CDD?
The short answer

Yes. Both communities are in the Arborwood Community Development District.

The assessment covers operations and maintenance plus bond debt service, and it appears in the non-ad valorem section of the Lee County tax bill rather than on an association statement. The amount is set per parcel and varies, so check the tax bill for the exact address rather than using a community figure.

07Can you rent out a home at The Plantation?
The short answer

Yes, with limits. Somerset requires at least 28 days and Bridgetown at least one month, three leases a year in both.

Whole homes only, in writing, with a copy to management. A Somerset condominium association can be stricter than the Somerset master rule. Barbados I requires a full month and counts three leases per calendar year. Check the rule for the specific association.

08Are pets allowed?
The short answer

Generally yes, subject to registration and restrictions.

Bridgetown requires pets to be registered and prohibits certain animals and dog breeds. Pets may not be left outside or on a lanai when nobody is home. Rules differ by association and change over time, so review the current rules for the specific community before you buy.

09What flood zone is a Fort Myers home in, and how do I check it?
The short answer

Flood zones change from one block to the next, so the only answer that counts is the one for that exact address.

The zone affects both insurance cost and lender requirements, and two homes on the same street can sit in different ones. Check the FEMA flood zone for the address first, then get a current insurance quote before you make an offer.

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Sources and how we checked them
Renting it out
Somerset amended and restated declaration, section 3.1(b). Glastonbury declaration of condominium, sections 17.1 and 17.2, recorded December 9, 2011. Barbados I frequently asked questions, December 2025. Bridgetown use restrictions, rule 3.
Homes in each neighborhood
Somerset 954 and Bridgetown 985 from the Arborwood CDD final budget for fiscal year 2026 to 2027, which lists units by neighborhood. Bridgetown’s own 2026 proposed budget also sums to 985.
HOA fees
Bridgetown from its 2026 proposed consolidated budget. Somerset single-family homes from the maintenance schedule in its approved 2026 budget package. Somerset condominiums add each condominium association’s own budget to the Somerset assessment. Confirm the figures for a specific home on its estoppel.
Amenities
Somerset Hall from the recorded Somerset amenity rules. Bridgetown from the association’s official community site, read 28 August 2026, and its new-owner packet.
Golf club membership
The club’s 2026 Membership Categories and Fees schedule, dated January 2026. Somerset’s amended and restated declaration, Article XVIII, for the club not being part of the community.

Primary references. Arborwood Community Development District adopted budgets. The Plantation Golf & Country Club membership. Bridgetown’s official community site: amenities, hours and access.

Worthington Realty, Inc. · (239) 437-3334 · 8880 Gladiolus Drive, Suite 102, Fort Myers, FL 33908. Figures describe the market as of October 1, 2026, from Florida Gulf Coast MLS (FGCMLS) records pulled October 10, so late-reported September sales are included. Listing data is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.