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Homes in Fort Myers
Apartments outnumber houses in Fort Myers: 52% of its 48,984 homes are in buildings of two or more units. Detached houses make up 36% and townhouses and other attached houses 10%.
Much of Fort Myers is new: 54% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 24% before 1980. The median home dates from 2001. 49% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In Cape Coral, 11 miles away, 16% of homes are apartments, fewer than here. Nationally, Fort Myers's homes are newer than those in 82% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Shallow openings
54% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Apartments and condos
52% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Rounded drywall corners
76% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Fort Myers weather and your shutters
At FT Myers Page Fld AP, FL (3 mi away), August averages a high of 91.7°F and January a low of 54.3°F. Average highs reach 85°F from April to October.
About 120 days a year reach 90°F, 0 nights fall to freezing and 57.5 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around August and least in February.
That's more 90°F days than in 94% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 13 h 49 min on the longest day to 10 h 28 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 87° above the horizon in June and 40° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, FT Myers Page Fld AP, FL (temperature) and FT Myers Page Fld AP, FL (precipitation, 3 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75°F | 54.3°F | 2.4 in |
| Feb | 78°F | 56.6°F | 1.8 in |
| Mar | 81.1°F | 59.6°F | 2.1 in |
| Apr | 85.3°F | 64.3°F | 2.4 in |
| May | 89.5°F | 69.1°F | 3.5 in |
| Jun | 91°F | 73.6°F | 9.7 in |
| Jul | 91.6°F | 74.7°F | 9.4 in |
| Aug | 91.7°F | 75.1°F | 10.4 in |
| Sep | 90°F | 74.3°F | 9 in |
| Oct | 86.6°F | 69.4°F | 3.1 in |
| Nov | 81.3°F | 61.8°F | 1.8 in |
| Dec | 77.3°F | 57.3°F | 1.9 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 57.5 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Months of hard sun
With 120 days a year above 90°F, sun on the window is the main thing shutters do here. Closed louvers stop direct sun before it reaches the room; angled up, they still let light bounce off the ceiling. On south and west windows, white and light finishes stay cooler and show fading less than dark stains; keep stains for windows out of the afternoon sun.
Fitting them in Fort Myers
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Fort Myers
- Cape Coral 11 mi
- Lehigh Acres 12 mi
- Bonita Springs 19 mi
- Port Charlotte 31 mi
- Naples 32 mi
- North Port 38 mi
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