Cortez, FL Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Cortez home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

4,377
Population Estimate
$287,211
Median Home Value
93.1%
Employment Rate
34.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$774
Median Listing Price$1,371,000
Median Days on Market100
Active Listings13
New Listings2
Total Listings (Active + Pending)18
Avg Listing Price$1,853,310
Avg Listing Price Change MoM11%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY21%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.48
Family Dual Income20.4
Median Household Income$53,419
Median Individual Income$27,406
Home Ownership79.1%
Home Value$287,211
Median Rent$1,212
Rent Burden39.7%
Poverty12.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.9%
  • Highschool Education30.0%
  • Some College31.1%
  • Bachelors Degree18.0%
  • Graduate Degree16.0%
  • Total College or Above34.0%
  • Stem Degree44.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male54.7%
  • Female45.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.8%
  • Divorced20.5%
  • Never Married16.6%
  • Widowed11.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityCortez
State IDFL
Population4,377

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 186.3%
19–293.9%
30–397.7%
40–497.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5917.3%
60–6919.0%
70–7926.6%
80+11.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation42.3%
Unemployment Rate6.9%
Disabled15.5%

ETHNICITY

White95.6%
Black0.4%
Asian3.2%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.1%
Multiple0.8%

OTHER

Hispanic2.5%
Limited English1.8%
Health Uninsured13.0%
Veteran10.1%

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Neighborhoods in Cortez, FL

Get to know neighborhoods in Cortez, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Harbour Landings Estates

    Harbour Landings ↗

    Median asking price
    $975,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    88
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Mariners Cove Condominiums, Cortez

    Mariners Cove Condominiums ↗

    Median asking price
    $584,450
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    39
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.3/10 · 3 schools

  • B P Clark, Cortez

    B P Clark ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    11
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Cove Sound Yacht Club, Cortez

    Cove Sound Yacht Club ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,100,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Pointe At Mariners Cove Condominiums, Cortez

    Pointe At Mariners Cove Condominiums ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,375,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    8
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.3/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.