Estero Market Report: October 2026

Name: Estero, FL market report, October 2026
Creator: Domain Realty Group

The Estero market report for October 2026: 1,690 homes sold in Estero in the 12 months to October 22, 2026 at a median of $520,000, against 1,443 sales at $550,000 in the 12 months before, on the Southwest Florida MLS. 573 homes were for sale and 151 were under contract on October 22, about 4.1 months of supply, and the median home sold in 58 days. More homes are selling than a year ago at lower prices per square foot: $257 against $276.

This is Domain Realty Group's monthly Estero market report: homes sold, prices, price per square foot, inventory, days on market and new construction for the Village of Estero and the Estero-addressed communities around it, from two sources we pull ourselves. The MLS shows what was listed and sold through agents; the Lee County Property Appraiser shows every recorded sale, including the builder-direct sales the MLS mostly never sees (2,116 recorded Estero-area sales at a $525,000 median in the latest 12 months, 501 of them builder-direct). Each month gets a new edition on this page; earlier editions stay below at their own anchors. For homes for sale by community, start on our Estero homes for sale page.

Key takeaways from the October 2026 Estero market report

The eight numbers that moved or mattered this month, all for Estero and all dated. Sources and definitions are in the methodology and sources sections at the end of this report.

1,690 homes sold in Estero in the 12 months to October 22, 2026 on the Southwest Florida MLS, up 17.1 percent from 1,443 the year before.
The 12-month median sold price was $520,000, down 5.5 percent from $550,000; price per square foot fell to $257 from $276.
573 Estero homes were for sale and 151 were pending on October 22, 2026, 4.1 months of supply at the last 12 months' pace.
Single family homes ran 3.4 months of supply and condos 5.3; the single family median was $650,000 and the condo median $345,000 over 12 months.
Homes took a median 58 days on market and sold for 96.6 percent of the final list price. 550 of 1,690 sales closed below 95 percent of list; 313 closed at or above list.
September 2026 had 108 MLS closings against 112 in September 2025; October 1 to 22 had 67 against 75 a year earlier.
Lee County recorded 2,116 qualified home sales in the Estero area in the 12 months to September 15, 2026 at a $525,000 median, 501 of them builder-direct sales the MLS mostly never sees.
82 new construction homes were listed on October 22, 2026 and 270 new homes closed through the MLS in 12 months at a $605,950 median.

Chart of Estero, FL homes sold each month and the median sold price, October 2024 to September 2026, from the Southwest Florida MLS

Estero homes sold each month (bars) and the median sold price (line), October 2024 to September 2026. Southwest Florida MLS (Matrix), 80 Estero developments, pulled October 22, 2026. Spring is Estero's busy season: March 2026 had 223 closings, the most of any month in the chart.

October 2026 edition: how is the Estero market moving?

Data updated: October 2026. This edition covers MLS closings through October 22, 2026, the listings on the market that day, and Lee County recorded sales through September 15, 2026, the newest qualified sale in the county's file. Next month's edition adds October's full month and the county's September recordings.

How many homes sold in Estero in September and October 2026?

108 Estero homes closed through the MLS in September 2026, against 112 in September 2025, at a median of $466,500 against $560,000. From October 1 to October 22, 2026, 67 closed against 75 in the same days of 2025. The third quarter had 328 closings against 335, and the year through October 22 had 1,397 against 1,207, up 15.7 percent.

The lower September median is mostly a mix effect, not a price drop of that size. Single family homes were 66 of September's closings against 75 a year earlier, and their median was $647,500 against $709,000; condos were 22 against 20, and villas and townhouses 15. When fewer large single family homes close in a month, the all-homes median falls even if each home type holds its price, which is why the 12-month figures and price per square foot below are the better read.

What is the median sold price in Estero?

The median Estero sale on the MLS in the 12 months to October 22, 2026 was $520,000, down 5.5 percent from $550,000 in the 12 months before. Price per square foot of living area, which corrects for the mix of sizes, was $257 against $276, down 6.9 percent. The year-to-date median was $524,999 against $540,000 for the same part of 2025. Recorded county sales tell the same story at a different level: $525,000 across the Estero area against $565,000 the year before (Lee County Property Appraiser, 12 months to September 15, 2026).

How many homes are for sale in Estero right now?

573 Estero homes were active on the MLS on October 22, 2026: 278 single family homes at a $722,500 median list price, 212 condos at $362,450, 45 villas and townhouses at $384,900 and 38 manufactured homes at $137,250. Another 151 were under contract (88 single family, 45 condos, 17 villas and townhouses). The median active listing asked $518,000, or $271 per square foot. 229 of the active listings had been on the market more than 90 days and 100 more than 180.

See them on our live Estero listings, or browse by community on the Estero homes for sale page.

How many months of housing supply does Estero have?

Estero had 4.1 months of supply on October 22, 2026: the 573 active listings divided by the average month of the last year's 1,690 closings. By type it was 3.4 months for single family homes, 5.3 for condos, 3.0 for villas and townhouses and 7.6 for manufactured homes. Months of supply is a pace measure, not a forecast: it says how long the current listings would last if buyers kept closing at last year's rate and nothing new came on.

How long do Estero homes take to sell?

The median Estero home that closed in the last 12 months spent 58 days on the market, against 51 days a year earlier. Buyers paid a median 96.6 percent of the final list price (96.4 percent the year before). 313 of the 1,690 closings were at or above list and 550 were more than 5 percent below it. New construction sold faster on the MLS (a median 42.5 days) than resales (61 days).

Estero homes sold by month, October 2025 to October 2026

Data updated: October 2026. Each row is one month of Estero closings on the Southwest Florida MLS, with the same month a year earlier for comparison. Monthly medians move with the mix of homes that happen to close; read price per square foot and the 12-month figures above for the trend.

Month	Homes sold	Same month a year earlier	Median sold price	Price per sq ft	Median days on market	Sold to list
October 2025	123	101	$515,000	$270	55	96.6 percent
November 2025	103	81	$575,000	$265	54	96.6 percent
December 2025	140	114	$493,750	$258	71.5	95.5 percent
January 2026	113	102	$580,000	$267	53	96.3 percent
February 2026	133	106	$450,000	$247	66	96.6 percent
March 2026	223	146	$500,000	$255	68	96.6 percent
April 2026	200	164	$542,500	$265	49	96.7 percent
May 2026	186	165	$522,500	$263	57	96.6 percent
June 2026	147	114	$525,000	$246	57	96.7 percent
July 2026	115	117	$565,000	$249	64	96.7 percent
August 2026	105	106	$550,000	$254	62	96.0 percent
September 2026	108	112	$466,500	$251	52.5	96.9 percent
October 2026 (1 to 22)	67	75	$545,000	$263	51	97.2 percent

Estero's selling season shows in the counts: March, April and May 2026 had 223, 200 and 186 closings, while the summer months ran 105 to 147. Days on market rose into the summer and eased in September and October. Sold-to-list stayed between 95.5 and 97.2 percent every month, so the typical Estero buyer paid three to four and a half percent less than the final asking price, after any earlier price reductions.

Estero sales by home type: single family, condo, villa

Data updated: October 2026. Estero is a single family market with a large condo side at Coconut Point, Pelican Sound, West Bay Club, Breckenridge, Villagio and the golf communities. The table compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before, MLS closings to October 22, 2026.

Home type	Sold, last 12 months	Sold, prior 12 months	Median, last 12 months	Median, prior 12 months	Price per sq ft	Median days on market	For sale October 22
Single family	973	914	$650,000	$698,812	$282	53	278
Condo	479	345	$345,000	$360,000	$229	66	212
Villa or townhouse	178	130	$363,500	$390,000	$224	49.5	45
Manufactured	60	52	$127,000	$152,500	$168	100.5	38

Single family closings rose to 973 from 914 while the single family median slipped to $650,000 from $698,812. Condo closings rose to 479 from 345 and the condo median moved to $345,000 from $360,000. Condos carry the longest supply of the main types, and they are the type most exposed to Florida's condominium safety law and to association reserve funding, covered in the condo section below. Search Estero condos on our Estero condos for sale page.

Estero supply by price range: where are buyers and sellers balanced?

Data updated: October 2026. Months of supply by price range shows where Estero's inventory is thin and where it is deep. Each row is the active listings in that range on October 22, 2026, divided by the average month of the last 12 months' closings in the same range.

Price range	For sale	Pending	Sold, last 12 months	Months of supply	Median days on market	Sold to list
Under $300,000	108	14	275	4.7	77	94.9 percent
$300,000 to $400,000	90	15	291	3.7	63	96.6 percent
$400,000 to $500,000	81	21	223	4.4	58	96.5 percent
$500,000 to $750,000	133	36	495	3.2	52	97.1 percent
$750,000 to $1,000,000	67	23	205	3.9	57	97.3 percent
$1,000,000 to $1,500,000	35	11	105	4	39	95.3 percent
$1,500,000 to $2,000,000	23	7	38	7.3	31.5	94.9 percent
$2,000,000 to $3,000,000	12	2	34	4.2	62	94.8 percent
$3,000,000 and up	24	22	24	12	52	100.0 percent

The $500,000 to $750,000 range is Estero's busiest and tightest: 495 closings in a year and 3.2 months of supply. The ranges from $1.5 million to $2 million and $3 million and up carry the longest supply, 7.3 and 12.0 months, and the $3 million row is pulled up by new and pre-construction towers (19 of its 24 listings) at The Island at West Bay Club and The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Estero Bay, whose units sit on the MLS long before they close. Under $300,000, most listings are condos and manufactured homes, where supply runs longer and buyers paid less of the asking price (94.9 percent).

Data updated: October 2026. New construction is a bigger share of Estero than the MLS alone suggests. On the MLS, 270 of the 1,690 closings in the last 12 months were new construction (marked new, pre-construction or under construction, or a builder product), at a $605,950 median against $500,000 for resales, and 82 of the 573 active listings on October 22 were new. Lee County's records count 501 builder-direct sales among 2,116 Estero-area sales in the 12 months to September 15, 2026 (the first qualified sale of a home within a year of its year built), against 675 the year before. Only 71 of those builder-direct sales were inside the Village of Estero, which recorded 1,426 sales in all: nearly all of Estero's new homes are east of the Village on Corkscrew Road, in Verdana Village and the new Kingston.

Kingston opened its model homes on October 17, 2026, with Lennar, Pulte and Neal Communities building in Kingston South and Taylor Morrison at Esplanade at Kingston; the developer plans 3,625 homes in Kingston South and 1,285 at Esplanade (Kingston developer announcement). Lennar lists Kingston South from $329,999 for villas to $894,405 for estate homes (Lennar, retrieved October 28, 2026). Inside the Village, RiverCreek is built out at 554 homes and Summercrest by Toll Brothers is building 154 townhomes at Sandy Lane and Corkscrew Road. Builders, prices and district assessments by community are on our Estero new construction homes for sale page and the Kingston homes for sale page.

What do Lee County records show for Estero sales?

Data updated: October 2026. Lee County's records are the second source in this report and the more complete one: every deed with a qualified price, whether or not an agent listed the home. In the 12 months to September 15, 2026, the county recorded 2,116 qualified home sales in the Estero area at a $525,000 median, against 1,984 at $565,000 the year before. Inside the Village of Estero alone it was 1,426 sales at $470,000, against 1,354 at $517,500. Across the Estero area, 1,475 were single family homes (including new homes still coded as vacant land) at a $590,000 median and 534 were condominiums at $358,625. Recording lags closing, so the newest month in the county file is always partial; the table stops at August, the last full month.

Month recorded	Estero area sales	Same month a year earlier	Estero area median	Builder-direct	Village of Estero sales	Village median
September 2025	145	159	$590,000	48	93	$540,000
October 2025	156	148	$529,500	52	104	$506,500
November 2025	147	128	$575,000	50	84	$525,000
December 2025	167	162	$510,000	33	124	$493,750
January 2026	135	150	$540,000	26	94	$493,500
February 2026	170	152	$474,500	53	113	$420,000
March 2026	259	194	$500,000	36	204	$425,000
April 2026	245	226	$535,000	41	177	$455,000
May 2026	218	210	$497,000	46	139	$429,900
June 2026	178	152	$543,750	27	126	$495,000
July 2026	156	147	$555,788	43	97	$425,000
August 2026	150	165	$560,000	52	82	$463,000

The Estero area here is the Village of Estero (Lee County taxing districts 315, 316 and 317) plus the unincorporated Estero-addressed communities east of it: Verdana Village, The Place at Corkscrew, Corkscrew Shores and the Corkscrew Road acreage. That is why the county counts run higher than the MLS: builder-direct closings in Verdana Village and The Place at Corkscrew are recorded deeds but rarely MLS sales. Our Estero homes for sale page explains where the Village line runs and which Estero communities sit outside it.

Estero home prices by year, 2019 to 2026

Data updated: October 2026. Recorded county sales go back to 2019 here; MLS closings are shown for full years from 2022 (the October 22, 2026 pull covers five years of closings). 2026 runs through September 15 for the county and October 22 for the MLS.

Year	County recorded sales	County median	County price per heated sq ft	MLS closings	MLS median	MLS price per sq ft
2019	2,097	$320,000	$174
2020	2,259	$340,000	$178
2021	2,954	$395,000	$206
2022	2,146	$520,000	$284	1,610	$549,900	$293
2023	1,866	$590,000	$301	1,447	$590,000	$308
2024	2,040	$630,000	$291	1,380	$593,500	$297
2025	2,011	$546,000	$277	1,498	$536,250	$272
2026 (to date)	1,547	$520,000	$261	1,397	$524,999	$256

Estero prices rose fastest from 2020 to 2022, when the county's Estero-area median went from $340,000 to $520,000 and price per heated square foot from $178 to $284. The county median peaked in 2024 at $630,000, lifted by a year when 762 of 2,040 recorded sales were new homes, and price per square foot peaked a year earlier, in 2023, at $301. Both have eased since: 2026 to date sits at $520,000 and $261 per square foot, still well above 2020 and 2021.

Which Estero communities sold the most homes?

Data updated: October 2026. The 25 Estero communities with the most MLS closings in the 12 months to October 22, 2026, with their median sold price, price per square foot, days on market and active listings that day. Each community name links to its own homes for sale page with recorded sales and fees.

Community	Sold, last 12 months	Median sold price	Price per sq ft	Median days on market	For sale October 22
Verdana Village	172	$616,000	$260	16	41
Bella Terra	116	$449,500	$223	53	23
The Place at Corkscrew	105	$700,000	$294	64	7
Shadow Wood at The Brooks	77	$950,000	$367	34	21
WildBlue	64	$1,352,500	$510	65.5	32
Grandezza	56	$612,500	$287	36	18
Country Creek	51	$295,000	$225	76	12
West Bay Club	51	$907,000	$419	85	33
Coconut Point	50	$382,500	$245	60	13
Pelican Sound	50	$550,000	$343	25	16
Corkscrew Shores	50	$855,000	$342	101.5	18
Breckenridge	47	$240,000	$206	47	20
Stoneybrook	46	$424,500	$252	27.5	13
RiverCreek	42	$759,900	$260	64.5	22
Cascades at Estero	41	$417,500	$225	36	5
Fountain Lakes	39	$335,000	$246	65	20
Spring Run at The Brooks	36	$386,500	$273	54	11
Villagio	35	$270,000	$190	76	10
Wildcat Run	33	$575,000	$258	90	12
Lighthouse Bay at The Brooks	31	$350,000	$226	60	13
The Vines	30	$370,000	$211	71	16
Tidewater	30	$520,000	$301	60	6
Riverwoods Plantation	28	$119,000	$141	152	22
The Reserve at Estero	26	$495,000	$248	93	7
Coves of Estero Bay	22	$371,000	$189	105.5	2

Verdana Village led Estero with 172 closings, most of them new Pulte and Lennar homes selling in about two weeks on the MLS. Bella Terra and The Place at Corkscrew followed with 116 and 105. Among these 25, the highest price per square foot belonged to WildBlue (about $510), West Bay Club and Copperleaf at The Brooks, all waterfront or golf communities. Every Estero community is listed on our Estero communities page, and the golf and 55+ communities have their own pages: Estero golf communities and 55+ communities in Estero.

What does it cost to buy a home in Estero in October 2026?

Data updated: October 2026. Mortgage rates are the biggest change from a year ago. Freddie Mac's 30-year fixed average was 7.32 percent for the week of October 22, 2026, against 6.19 percent a year earlier, and the 15-year was 6.68 percent against 5.44 percent (Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey). At those rates, principal and interest on each $100,000 borrowed runs about $687 a month against about $612 a year ago. On a $520,000 Estero home, the 12-month median, with 20 percent down, that is about $2,858 a month for principal and interest at 7.32 percent against about $2,545 at 6.19 percent.

What are the 2026 loan limits for an Estero home?

the 2026 conforming loan limit in Lee County is $832,750 for a one-unit home; a larger loan is a jumbo loan (FHFA). FHFA announces 2027 limits in late November.

What is the 2026 property tax rate in Estero?

the Village of Estero adopted 0.7300 mills for fiscal 2026-27 on September 23, 2026 (Village Resolution 2026-25). A typical Village home in the Estero Fire district carries a combined proposed rate of about 13 mills on its taxable value in 2026 (Lee County Property Appraiser TRIM notice), and the Lee County School Board set 5.271 mills for fiscal 2027. Tax bills go out around October 30, with a 4 percent discount for paying in November (Lee County Tax Collector).

What would Amendment 3 change for Estero owners?

the statewide ballot measure would raise the homestead exemption for non-school taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028 and cut the non-homestead assessment cap from 10 to 5 percent if 60 percent of voters approve (Florida Division of Elections). The November edition of this report will carry the result.

What does homeowners insurance cost in Estero?

Citizens Property Insurance cut its average homeowners rate 8.8 percent statewide from July 1, 2026, and its average Lee County HO3 premium falls from $3,322 to $3,039 under the change (Citizens). Florida's insurance regulator puts the average Lee County homeowners premium at $3,576 with wind coverage (Florida OIR, July 2026).

What flood insurance discount do Estero homes get?

the Village of Estero is a Class 6 community in FEMA's Community Rating System, a 20 percent discount on NFIP premiums for homes in the special flood hazard area (Village of Estero). The National Flood Insurance Program is authorized through December 11, 2026; a lapse would pause new NFIP policies but not policies already in force (National Association of REALTORS).

What new housing is coming to Estero in the next year?

Data updated: October 2026. The Village of Estero told its Council on October 7, 2026 that projects in process total about 2,900 residential units, two hotels, a 23-story high-rise and 300,000 square feet of commercial space, up from about 2,500 units in January (Village of Estero, October 7, 2026). The projects the Village lists as under construction are mostly rental apartments, which add renters rather than homes for sale; the for-sale additions are fewer and specific:

Project	Homes	For sale or rent	Status, October 2026
Kingston South and Esplanade at Kingston (unincorporated, Corkscrew Road)	3,625 and 1,285 planned	For sale (Lennar, Pulte, Neal Communities, Taylor Morrison)	Models opened October 17, 2026
Verdana Village (unincorporated, Corkscrew Road)	about 2,400 planned	For sale (Pulte, Lennar)	Selling; 41 MLS listings on October 22
Summercrest by Toll Brothers (Village)	154 townhomes	For sale	Under construction; first move-ins December 2026 to January 2027
The Island at West Bay Club (Village)	86 residences, 24 stories	For sale (Kolter Urban)	Under construction; delivery expected mid-2027
Lakes of Estero (Village)	102 homes	For sale (D.R. Horton)	Selling from $574,990
Woodfield, Lumio, Downtown Estero (Village)	596, 330 and 310 units	Apartments	Under construction
Waypoint at Coconut Point (Village)	355 units proposed	Apartments	Continued by the planning board to November 17, 2026
Genova final phase (Village)	31 townhomes and villas	For sale	Listed by the Village as not moving forward

Sources: the Village's October 7, 2026 project status presentation (Village of Estero slide deck), the Village's October 20, 2026 planning board summary, Kolter Urban, D.R. Horton and Toll Brothers, all retrieved October 28, 2026. Unit counts are the developers' and the Village's; the Village's 2,900 headline is its own total and is not itemized on the slides.

For Estero buyers, the practical effect over the next year is more new single family choice on Corkscrew Road, where Kingston's first sections join Verdana Village, and a small number of new townhomes and tower condos inside the Village. Corkscrew Road's Phase 2 widening, about $27 million, is expected to finish at the end of 2026 (Village of Estero, September 7, 2026).

How are Estero condos affected by Florida's condo safety law?

Data updated: October 2026. Estero condos closed 479 times in the last 12 months at a $345,000 median, and condos carried 5.3 months of supply on October 22, longer than any home type except manufactured homes. Part of the reason is cost: Florida's condominium safety law requires a milestone structural inspection for condo buildings of three habitable stories or more by December 31 of the year the building turns 30, then every 10 years (section 553.899, Florida Statutes), and a structural integrity reserve study with reserves that cannot be waived in budgets adopted on or after January 1, 2025 (Florida Division of Condominiums). The 2025 law, HB 913, moved the reserve study deadline to December 31, 2025, raised the item threshold to $25,000 and let associations fund reserves with special assessments or loans (Florida Senate bill summary).

Which Estero condos need milestone inspections?

buildings of three or more stories, such as the Breckenridge, Rapallo, The Residences at Coconut Point, Genova and West Bay Club condominiums and the taller Pelican Sound buildings. The two-story condos at Villagio, Mirasol at Coconut Point and Lighthouse Bay at The Brooks are outside it. Each building's own count of habitable stories decides; ask the association for its milestone and reserve study reports before you make an offer.

How do lender rules affect Estero condo buyers?

Fannie Mae will not buy loans on units in a project it marks unavailable, for example one that failed a mandatory structural inspection or has unfunded critical repairs over $10,000 per unit (Fannie Mae Selling Guide). From January 4, 2027, Fannie Mae's minimum reserve allocation for a full project review rises from 10 to 15 percent of the association's budgeted income (Fannie Mae Lender Letter LL-2026-03). The unavailable list is not public, so a lender checks each project.

How are condos selling across Lee County?

Lee County condo and townhouse sales rose 5.9 percent in September 2026 to 343 while the median fell 8.9 percent to $255,000, and condo sales for the year were up 25.3 percent (Florida Realtors, September 2026).

How does Estero compare with Lee County and Florida?

Data updated: October 2026. Estero home prices sit well above Lee County and Florida, and Estero's months of supply are shorter than the county's for single family homes. The comparison below sets this report's Estero figures beside the latest county and state numbers; each publisher uses its own definitions, so read it for direction rather than to the dollar.

Measure, September 2026	Estero (MLS, this report)	Lee County	Florida
Single family median sold price	$647,500	$375,500	$415,000
Condo and townhouse median sold price	$337,500	$255,000	$293,500
Single family months of supply	3.4 (October 22)	5.2	4.4
Condo months of supply	5.3 (October 22)	6.6	7.7
Single family closings, year over year	66 against 75	1,116, up 0.3 percent	down 3.5 percent

Sources: Lee County single family figures from Florida Gulf Coast University's Regional Economic Research Institute; Lee County condo and supply figures and Florida figures from Florida Realtors' September 2026 release and its metro summary. Florida Realtors measures months of supply against a 12-month average of sales, the same way this report does. Lee County had 9,173 residential listings on a typical day in September 2026, 14.1 percent fewer than a year earlier (FGCU). Florida Realtors publishes October data on November 16, 2026.

What do price indexes and the tax roll say about Estero home values?

Data updated: October 2026. Three public measures outside the MLS agree with this report's direction for Estero: home prices have eased from their 2023 and 2024 highs while the number of sales has picked up. The federal house price index, the ZIP code index and the Lee County tax roll each show it in a different way.

FHFA House Price Index: for the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area, which is Lee County, the all-transactions index was 403.20 in the second quarter of 2026, down 0.90 percent from a year earlier and 10.3 percent below its 2023 high; the purchase-only index, which counts sales and leaves out refinance appraisals, was up 0.34 percent (FHFA HPI datasets). FHFA publishes the third quarter on November 24, 2026.
FHFA ZIP code index: ZIP 33928, the Estero ZIP, fell 6.89 percent in 2025, and ZIP 33967, which holds The Vines, Belle Lago, The Reserve at Estero and Osprey Cove, fell 3.76 percent after rising in 2023 and 2024 (FHFA annual ZIP5 index, a developmental series updated March 31, 2026).
The 2026 tax roll: on the Lee County Property Appraiser's July 1, 2026 roll, Estero's just value fell 5.88 percent while its taxable value rose 0.39 percent, because homestead and non-homestead caps keep taxable value rising after market value falls (Gulfshore Business, July 2, 2026). The Village certified a gross taxable value of $10,350,377,390 for fiscal 2026-27.

Who buys homes in Estero, and when?

Data updated: October 2026. Estero's buyers explain both its seasons and its condo share. The Village of Estero had an estimated 38,365 residents on July 1, 2025, a median age of 66.0 and 51.9 percent of residents 65 or older; 86.0 percent of its occupied homes are owner occupied, and 7,572 of its 26,937 housing units, 28.1 percent, are held for seasonal or occasional use (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and the American Community Survey 2020 to 2024). The census median value of owner-occupied Estero homes was $461,900 in the 2020 to 2024 survey.

Seasons: in Lee County, March through June produced 39.7 percent of 2025's single family closings and November was the slowest month (Florida Realtors, December 2025 metro summary). Estero follows the same pattern in the monthly table above.
Jobs and arrivals: the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area had 315,600 nonfarm jobs in September 2026, 6,400 more than a year earlier, with Lee County unemployment at 4.8 percent (FloridaCommerce, October 16, 2026). Southwest Florida International Airport handled a record 11,154,458 passengers in 2025 (Lee County Port Authority). Hertz's headquarters is in Estero.
Storms: the 2026 Atlantic season had caused no recorded U.S. damage as of late October (National Hurricane Center). After Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the fall of 2024, Lee County single family closings ran 8 to 14 percent below the prior year for three months (Florida Realtors, October 2024).

How is this Estero market report built?

Data updated: October 2026. Every Estero figure on this page comes from two data pulls Domain Realty Group makes itself, the Southwest Florida MLS and the Lee County Property Appraiser's files, computed with the same definitions every month so one edition's numbers can be compared with the next. These are the definitions behind every table.

MLS figures: Southwest Florida MLS (Matrix), residential listings in 80 Estero developments, Active, Pending and Closed in the last 1,826 days, pulled October 22, 2026. The Colony at Pelican Landing is left out: most of it is in Bonita Springs and it is reported with Bonita Springs. Days on market is the MLS days-on-market field; sold to list compares the sold price with the final list price; price per square foot uses MLS living area. Home types come from the MLS building design field (condo means low-rise, mid-rise or high-rise). New construction means a listing marked new, pre-construction or under construction, or a builder product.
County figures: Lee County Property Appraiser parcel roll and sale data files, Florida Department of Revenue qualified sales (codes 01 and 02) of improved parcels over $1,000, newest qualified sale September 15, 2026. The Estero area is the Village of Estero (taxing districts 315, 316 and 317 on the county parcel layer) plus parcels with an Estero site address outside it. Builder-direct is the first qualified sale of a home within a year of its year built, an estimate the county files support but do not label.
Medians, not averages: every price is a median, the middle sale, so one very large sale does not move it. The largest Estero closing in the last 12 months was a penthouse at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Estero Bay that sold for $13,636,540 on July 8, 2026; it changes the median by one place.
Months of supply: active listings on the pull date divided by the average month of closings over the last 12 months, overall, by home type and by price range.
What is not here: forecasts, opinions on timing and home values for individual homes. For the value of a specific home, see the valuation link below.

Earlier editions of the Estero market report

The Estero market report is updated monthly on this same page. Each new edition goes at the top of the report, and each earlier edition keeps its own section and anchor in this list, so a link to a particular month's Estero figures never breaks or moves to a new address.

October 2026 edition (data through October 22, 2026; county recordings through September 15, 2026): the first edition of this report.

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Domain Realty Group, the #1 team in Southwest Florida since 2012, works Estero resale and new construction on both sides of the Village line. We pull this report's MLS and county data ourselves, and we can pull the same record for the exact community, street and price range you are considering.

One sale from our own book shows the top of this market: 5100 Seagrass Blvd #2001 at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Estero Bay (3,885 sq ft) sold for $7,560,000 on April 24, 2026, sold by Jesse McGreevy of McGreevy and Comisar.

★★★★★ "Marc understands the Estero, FL market inside and out. I used Marc not only for the purchase of my home, but also the sale. Marc provides candid feedback and is attentive. If you are look for a straight- talking real estate professional who will get the job done, Marc is your guy..." Verified Zillow review. user87406251, on working with Marc Comisar of Domain Realty Group.

★★★★★ "Marc assisted us in purchasing a condo in Estero in 2009. Marc was the consumate professional in every aspect of the transaction. When we were on the roller coaster ride that is financing a second home Marc stood fast and refered us to a lender that got the job done. I highly recommend Marc Comisar!" Verified Zillow review. Kevin Finn, on working with Marc Comisar of Domain Realty Group.

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Frequently Asked Questions about the Estero market

Short answers drawn from this month's figures. Every number is dated in the sections above and sourced below; the next edition replaces them with the new month's data.

How many homes sold in Estero in the last 12 months?

1,690 homes sold through the Southwest Florida MLS in Estero in the 12 months to October 22, 2026, against 1,443 the year before. Lee County recorded 2,116 qualified Estero-area sales in the 12 months to September 15, 2026, including builder-direct sales.

What is the median sold price of an Estero home?

The 12-month MLS median sold price in Estero was $520,000 to October 22, 2026. Single family homes sold at a $650,000 median and condos at $345,000. The county's recorded Estero-area median was $525,000.

Are Estero home prices going down?

Prices per square foot are lower than a year ago: $257 against $276 on the MLS, and the 12-month median fell to $520,000 from $550,000. Sales rose at the same time, from 1,443 to 1,690. This report does not forecast.

How many homes are for sale in Estero right now?

573 homes were active on the MLS in Estero on October 22, 2026, and 151 more were under contract.

How many months of supply are on the Estero market?

4.1 months on October 22, 2026: 3.4 for single family homes and 5.3 for condos, at the last 12 months' pace of closings.

How long does it take to sell a home in Estero?

The median Estero home that closed in the 12 months to October 22, 2026 spent 58 days on the market, against 51 days a year earlier.

Do Estero homes sell for asking price?

Estero buyers paid a median 96.6 percent of the final list price in the last 12 months. 313 of 1,690 closings were at or above list and 550 were more than 5 percent below.

How many homes sold in Estero in September 2026?

108 Estero homes closed on the MLS in September 2026, against 112 in September 2025, at a median of $466,500.

What does a condo cost in Estero?

Estero condos sold at a $345,000 median on the MLS in the 12 months to October 22, 2026, and 212 condos were for sale that day at a $362,450 median list price.

What does a single family home cost in Estero?

Single family homes sold at a $650,000 median on the MLS in the 12 months to October 22, 2026, with 278 for sale that day at a $722,500 median list price.

How much of the Estero market is new construction?

270 of 1,690 MLS closings in the last 12 months were new construction, and Lee County recorded 501 builder-direct sales among 2,116 Estero-area sales. Most new homes are east of the Village on Corkscrew Road.

Which Estero community has the most home sales?

Verdana Village, with 172 MLS closings in the 12 months to October 22, 2026, followed by Bella Terra with 116 and The Place at Corkscrew with 105.

What price range sells fastest in Estero?

Homes from $500,000 to $750,000 had the most closings, 495 in 12 months, and the shortest supply of any range above $300,000, 3.2 months.

What are mortgage rates for Estero buyers in October 2026?

Freddie Mac's 30-year fixed average was 7.32 percent for the week of October 22, 2026, and the 15-year was 6.68 percent, against 6.19 and 5.44 percent a year earlier.

What is the conforming loan limit in Lee County?

$832,750 for a one-unit home in 2026. FHFA announces the 2027 limit in late November 2026.

What is the Village of Estero tax rate?

The Village adopted 0.7300 mills for fiscal 2026-27. A typical Village home's combined proposed 2026 rate is about 13 mills including the county, school and fire levies.

Are Estero condos affected by the Florida condo safety law?

Condo buildings of three habitable stories or more need a milestone inspection by the year they turn 30 and a structural integrity reserve study. Two-story condos such as Villagio and Mirasol at Coconut Point are outside it; ask each association for its reports.

How does Estero compare with Lee County?

Estero's September 2026 single family median on the MLS was $647,500, against $375,500 for Lee County single family homes. Estero's single family supply was 3.4 months against 5.2 for the county.

Why are the county and MLS numbers different?

The county records every qualified deed, including builder-direct sales that never appear on the MLS, and it counts the Village plus the Estero-addressed communities east of it. The MLS counts only homes listed through agents in 80 Estero developments.

How often is the Estero market report updated?

Monthly, on this same page. Each new edition goes at the top and earlier editions keep their own anchors in the earlier editions section.

Is The Colony at Pelican Landing included in the Estero market report?

No. Most of The Colony is in Bonita Springs, so it is reported with Bonita Springs; its north end is inside the Village of Estero.

What is the price per square foot in Estero?

Estero homes sold at a median $257 per square foot of living area on the MLS in the 12 months to October 22, 2026, against $276 the year before. Single family homes sold at $282 and condos at $229.

How many Estero listings have been on the market more than 90 days?

229 of the 573 active Estero listings on October 22, 2026 had been on the market more than 90 days, and 100 more than 180 days.

How many homes sold in Estero in the third quarter of 2026?

328 Estero homes closed on the MLS from July through September 2026, against 335 in the same quarter of 2025, at a median of $525,000.

How many homes have sold in Estero so far in 2026?

1,397 Estero homes closed on the MLS from January 1 to October 22, 2026, against 1,207 in the same part of 2025, at a $524,999 median.

What are villas and townhouses selling for in Estero?

Estero villas and townhouses sold at a $363,500 median on the MLS in the 12 months to October 22, 2026, with 45 for sale that day.

What do new construction homes sell for in Estero?

New construction homes that closed on the MLS in the 12 months to October 22, 2026 sold at a $605,950 median, against $500,000 for resales.

How many Estero homes sold for over $1 million?

201 Estero homes closed on the MLS at $1 million or more in the 12 months to October 22, 2026, and 94 were for sale at $1 million or more on October 22.

Where are Estero home prices compared with 2020?

Lee County recorded an Estero-area median of $340,000 in 2020 and $520,000 in 2026 to September 15; price per heated square foot rose from $178 to $261 over the same years.

When are most homes sold in Estero?

In spring. March, April and May 2026 had 223, 200 and 186 Estero MLS closings, against 105 to 147 in each summer month.

What is the monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced Estero home?

On a $520,000 home, the 12-month Estero median, with 20 percent down, principal and interest are about $2,858 a month at the 7.32 percent average rate of October 22, 2026, before taxes, insurance and association fees.

Is Saltleaf included in the Estero market report?

Yes. Saltleaf on Estero Bay, home of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Estero Bay, has a Bonita Springs 34134 address but sits in the MLS's Estero area, so its closings are counted here.

Sources

Every figure on this page traces to one of the sources below. No real estate portal or other brokerage is cited, by policy. Web sources were read October 28, 2026. Rates, taxes and insurance figures change, so verify any figure that will drive a purchase decision against its source.

Our data

Southwest Florida MLS (Matrix), residential listings in 80 Estero developments, Active, Pending and Closed 0 to 1,826 days, pulled October 22, 2026 (subscription data, no public address)
Lee County Property Appraiser, sale data files (Florida Department of Revenue format)
Lee County Property Appraiser, parcel roll and property search
Lee County parcel layer (taxing district and site city by parcel), queried October 28, 2026

Estero Market Report: October 2026

Key takeaways from the October 2026 Estero market report

October 2026 edition: how is the Estero market moving?

How many homes sold in Estero in September and October 2026?

What is the median sold price in Estero?

How many homes are for sale in Estero right now?

How many months of housing supply does Estero have?

How long do Estero homes take to sell?

Estero homes sold by month, October 2025 to October 2026

Estero sales by home type: single family, condo, villa

Estero supply by price range: where are buyers and sellers balanced?

How much of the Estero market is new construction?

What do Lee County records show for Estero sales?

Estero home prices by year, 2019 to 2026

Which Estero communities sold the most homes?

What does it cost to buy a home in Estero in October 2026?

What are the 2026 loan limits for an Estero home?

What is the 2026 property tax rate in Estero?

What would Amendment 3 change for Estero owners?

What does homeowners insurance cost in Estero?

What flood insurance discount do Estero homes get?

What new housing is coming to Estero in the next year?

How are Estero condos affected by Florida's condo safety law?

Which Estero condos need milestone inspections?

How do lender rules affect Estero condo buyers?

How are condos selling across Lee County?

How does Estero compare with Lee County and Florida?

What do price indexes and the tax roll say about Estero home values?

Who buys homes in Estero, and when?

How is this Estero market report built?

Earlier editions of the Estero market report

Talk to a Domain Realty Group Estero specialist

Ready to tour Estero homes?

Own an Estero home?

About Domain Realty Group in Estero

Frequently Asked Questions about the Estero market

How many homes sold in Estero in the last 12 months?

What is the median sold price of an Estero home?

Are Estero home prices going down?

How many homes are for sale in Estero right now?

How many months of supply are on the Estero market?

How long does it take to sell a home in Estero?

Do Estero homes sell for asking price?

How many homes sold in Estero in September 2026?

What does a condo cost in Estero?

What does a single family home cost in Estero?

How much of the Estero market is new construction?

Which Estero community has the most home sales?

What price range sells fastest in Estero?

What are mortgage rates for Estero buyers in October 2026?

What is the conforming loan limit in Lee County?

What is the Village of Estero tax rate?

Are Estero condos affected by the Florida condo safety law?

How does Estero compare with Lee County?

Why are the county and MLS numbers different?

How often is the Estero market report updated?

Is The Colony at Pelican Landing included in the Estero market report?

What is the price per square foot in Estero?

How many Estero listings have been on the market more than 90 days?

How many homes sold in Estero in the third quarter of 2026?

How many homes have sold in Estero so far in 2026?

What are villas and townhouses selling for in Estero?

What do new construction homes sell for in Estero?

How many Estero homes sold for over $1 million?

Where are Estero home prices compared with 2020?

When are most homes sold in Estero?

What is the monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced Estero home?

Is Saltleaf included in the Estero market report?

Sources

Our data

Market statistics

Costs, taxes and insurance

Condominium law and lending

Development and the Village of Estero

Population, jobs and storms

More market and method references