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RELOCATION BRIEF · CALIFORNIA → FORT MYERS, FL

Moving from California to Fort Myers, FL

Gulf retirement value; direct hurricane exposure.

The money math

Median home price falls from about $790K (California statewide) to $338K — roughly $452K of housing headroom, before property tax (0.86% effective ≈ $2,907/yr).

Top marginal state income tax drops from 13.3% to 0% — on $150K of taxable income, roughly $19,950/yr back (marginal-rate approximation; your effective savings depend on brackets and deductions).

What you gain — and what you give up

DimensionFort Myers score
Winter mildness10/10
Summer comfort2/10
Walkability5/10
Outdoor access7/10
Culture & food5/10
Healthcare7/10
Airport connectivity8/10
Schools6/10
Safety6/10
Hazard safety5/10
For a California household optimizing cost, this is one of the stronger landing spots in the database.

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