Cape Coral, FL Reviews

Great Place to Find Affordable Housing - 12/20/2010
For people considering moving to this area, there is an upside of the depressed real estate market. Prices have gone WAY down and are probably will$ not recover for a number of years. As an example, one beautiful waterfront home that was listed at $300,000 sold last year for Read More

BUY NOW!!!! - 9/6/2010
Although the economy stumbles along it is a great time for the boomers to sell their northern homes and migrate to the Cape.Stop waiting for 700K from your 1941 cape cod and take the 500K offers!!! Geeze you only paid 17K for it!!! The prices for a 3/2/pool are hovering in the low 100's. We have oodles of doctors, a great health system, plenty of shopping, 15 minutes to gulf beaches and restaurants a plenty. From pizza NY style to soakies Wisconsin style. Services abound from pool service, lawn service, maintenence agreements for appliance all now at BARGAIN BASEMENT prices due to the competition. Like golf? One local course offers $15.00 rounds in summer. Do you boat? hundred miles of access homes with docks in the back yard. Minutes to the river and the Gulf. Something magical about taking our deck boat out, 7 minutes to river and 20 minutes past the Sanibel Lighthouse for a picnic on the beach!!! LIVE HERE, WORK HERE, PLAY HERE, R E T I R E Read More

Extremely Dissapointed - 7/28/2010
I am new to the Cape Coral, coming from Myrtle Beach S.C. I moved here because my husband has been here working for about 2 years,and his work remains consistant here. Not in Myrtle beach. So I decided to re-unite our family. I couldn't be more dissapointed in living here. I live in Nw, definitely not the prettiest area. More like a ghost town with tons of abandon homes, no beautful landscaping,no children playin about outside,and you'll never see neighbors outside talking. A trend I have noticed throught all of Cape Coral.This "Florida Lifestyle" couldn't be more opposite of what I've come from or even close to what I was looking for.And in a typical day here, you rarely see people smiling,if you go to a store your lucky if the cashier even looks up at you, let alone say Hi. Though I have chose to maintain my southern hospitality rather than convert to this. As for driving, I'd rather stay home, just a bunch of people in a hurry and just about slamming you out of the way. I'm Read More

Re-locating to Cape Coral, Florida - 5/22/2010
My husband and I recently moved to Cape Coral, Florida from New Hampshire. My husband was laid off from his job at IBM in 2006. He tried to find another job but had no luck, probably because of his age (60) and the bad economy. We had a large mortgage on our house in New Hamphsire and my income was not enough to support us. We decided to re-locate to Florida. We found a bargain 3/2 pool home in a stable neighborhood near the bridges to Ft. Myers. I found a job right away with a higher salary (I am an Occupational Therapist) and my husband decided to retire. The unemployment rate is higher here than in New England but we have a mucher lower mortgage now and our quality of life is better than it was in New Hampshire. We are near the beaches of Sanibel and Captiva and go there alot. We have met new friends from the Cape Coral New Residents Club. There is some crime here but not nearly as much as in Ft. Myers. I feel safe and would definately recommend Cape Coral as a place to Read More

I'm from Missour, I agree, Florida rocks! for cli - 3/21/2010
I don't live in Cape Coral. I am investigating different cities in South Florida and am trying to get an idea of what Cape Coral is like. I live in the Panhandle currently, and it is still colder than I thought it would be in Florida. My aunt lives in the Sarasota area, and it is warmer in the winter there. The panhandle is ummm, shall we say, behind the times. I am hoping that by going further south in Florida I can get more of a open-minded area that has more acceptance of diverse races/cultures. I am white, but I have friends who are different races, who are great, nice people. Anyway, where is a good place with pop of 100-300 thous with beaches nearby and decent cost of living? : Read More

Lots of Family / Outdoor Activities - 2/20/2010
Cape Coral is a clean, safe place to raise a family with many activities for children. Bring your Fishing Read More

Cape Coral - 1/2/2010
One mans "Bore" is another mans "Adore".

I just Adore the Cape. Would not move anywhere else in USA and I have lived on East Coast and West Coast.

Everyone is below freezing this weekend...except Cape Coral and that makes me pretty happy. I can not stand the cold. Something about taking a shower and not having to worry about shivering that makes me love this place.

I love to fish and there are so many things to do here year round that if you cna not find something.....you will not find it elsewhere. I do get some people wanting to move back to be closer to the family but besides that, I can see no reason to move.

If the family from up North is not visiting you while you live in Cape Coral, they probably won't visit you when you move North either.

As far as shopping is concerned.....Miromar outlets (150 stores),
Edison Mall, Coconut Point Mall (Huge), Bell Towers etc.

As far as the places to Read More

A Piece of Paradise - 11/22/2009
My husband and I moved from New Hampshire to Cape Coral in May 2009. We love it here. The housing prices have dropped dramatically, so we got a great deal on a 3 bed, 2 bath house with a pool and a lanai. We live in a nice, quiet neighborhood which is near shopping and restaurants. Crime is not a problem here. My husband retired in January 2009 so we needed to think about our expenses. The beaches of Ft. Myers, Sanibel and Captiva are nearby and are beautiful and not crowded and the water is warm and swimable. We could never go swimming in the ocean water in New Hampshire. Too cold! The heat takes some getting used to, but we have central air. It is nice this time of year in November. The landscape is not as pretty as New Hampshire, but the palm trees are nice and we have an orange tree and grapefruit tree in our Read More

Quitet Living - 11/14/2009
The populations has steadily grown from 1957 from just a handful of residents to about 200,00. Mostly comprised of families made up of moms and dad and their children. Lots of children live in the Cape, which is evident with all the schools that have been built over the years to educate them. The roads are constantly being improved upon and changed over the years to support the growing population.Growth has also been shown in commerce with regards to growth in retail and restaurants. The Cape has a reputation of being a very quiet and safe place to live and raise a family. More churches than bars. sometimes that can be a little Read More

Real Estate is Depressed! - 9/28/2009
I have lost all of my equity in the past two years and will never be able to sell my home for what I paid for Read More