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Belle Lago

Estero, FL · 447 single-family homes · Village of Estero

C Evacuation
zone
3 Surge
zone
X Flood zone
100% of mapped
flood features
Guide updated Aug 2026

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Aerial view of Belle Lago, Estero, FL, with the community boundary outlined
Imagery: USDA NAIP · Boundary: Lee County GIS

Belle Lago at a glance

Updated August 2026 About our data →
Homes 447 single-family
Gated Yes
Built 1986–2014 Parcel min/max
Trash day Tuesday Waste Pro
Evacuation zone C Official zone map ↗
Storm surge zone 3
Fire district San Carlos Park

About Belle Lago

The short version

Belle Lago is a gated community of 447 single-family homes in Estero, built around a clubhouse with a resort-style pool. Day to day, the nearest golf course, Estero Country Club, is about 0.3 miles straight-line from the community's center; the nearest library, South County Regional Library, is about 1.9 miles away; the nearest emergency room, HCA Alico Rd Emergency Room, about 2.7 miles.

Amenities — community amenities owned by the Belle Lago Homeowners Association (amenity list compiled from the community's materials and market descriptions, so confirm current amenities and any shared-club access with the association) — include a clubhouse with a resort-style pool, a fitness center, tennis, pickleball and bocce courts, a children's play area, walking paths around the community lakes, a gated entry.

On paper, the community sits in evacuation zone C, and all of its mapped flood features (100%) fall in zone X, outside the high-risk flood area. The average assessed just value across its 486 residential parcels was $610,666 in the county's 2026 roll.

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Storm & flood

Evacuation
C Zone C
Storm surge zone 3
Check your zone on the county's official map →
Flood zones across Belle Lago
100% zone X outside the high-risk area
Share of mapped FIRM features · Aug 2026
Live conditions · Lee County Checked 11:37 PM
Weather alerts right now No active National Weather Service alerts for this location · checked 11:37 PM Sep 30 NWS ↗
Forecast Tonight: Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms, 74°F (25% rain) · Thursday: Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F (58% rain) · checked 11:37 PM Sep 30 NWS ↗
Next tides High 3:38 AM Oct 1 · Low 12:34 PM Oct 1 — NOAA Estero River station, 3.5 mi away · checked 11:37 PM Sep 30 NOAA ↗
National Weather Service — Lee County ↗ NWS/NOAA · checked hourly

Live status from the National Weather Service and NOAA, each item stamped with the time it was checked; anything past its freshness window is removed rather than shown as current. In an approaching storm, rely on official channels first: Lee County Emergency Management ↗.

This is county map data with a retrieval date — not a flood determination for insurance or lending purposes. Confirm your parcel with the official county lookup or your insurer.

Home & property numbers

Residential parcels
Lee County Property Appraiser · Aug 2026
486
Average assessed just value
2026 county roll
$610,666
An assessment figure — not a market price or appraisal.
Homes built
Property Appraiser · Aug 2026
1986–2014
Parcel min/max — outlying parcels can widen the range.
Property tax rate
Lee County Property Appraiser · 2025 Millage Book
13.0924–39.1331 mills
Across 3 taxing districts — most parcels (470) are district 315 at 13.0924 mills. Per $1,000 of taxable value; excludes non-ad-valorem assessments.
CDD & bill assessments
Lee County Tax Collector · sampled 2025 bill
None
No community-development-district assessment on the sampled 2025 bill. Non-ad-valorem items: Lee County Solid Waste Assessment $366.39. Amounts vary by lot and home — never a quote.
Area household income
U.S. Census · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
$73,409–$97,238
Median household income, measured across 2 surrounding census tracts — an area wider than the community itself.
Recent sales
Lee County parcel roll · trailing 12 months
$837,500 median
Across 28 recorded arm's-length home sales in the last 12 months — most recent sale per home, qualified sale types (Florida DOR codes 01–02), residential parcels only. Recorded prices, not an appraisal, value estimate or list price.
Recorded sale prices · last 12 months
Median $837,500
$265,000 low $1,250,000 high

28 sales · FL DOR codes 01–02 · retrieved Aug 21 2026

Recorded prices, not an appraisal — and not a valuation of any one home.

Build era
1986 — 2014
1970 1990 2010 2020

Parcel min/max · Property Appraiser · Aug 21 2026

An era band — the earliest and latest build years on record. It says nothing about how many homes went up when.

Area household income · census context
Tract 502.07 · $97,238
Tract 502.12 · $73,409
$40k $60k $80k $110k
County reference · about $76,100

2020–2024 ACS 5-year · B19013 · retrieved Aug 4 2026 · 2 tracts

Census tracts cover an area wider than the community’s own boundary.

What it costs to live here

A worked annual example — the shape of a bill here, not a quote for any home.

Property taxes $7,855 per year

Worked example — 13.0924 mills (the district most parcels are in) on a $600,000 rounded assessed value before exemptions (from the community’s average just value). Your own bill moves with exemptions and assessment caps.

2025 Millage Book · district 315 · Village of Estero / San Carlos Fire
CDD & bill assessments $366.39 per year

No CDD; other non-ad-valorem items on the sampled 2025 bill total $366.39.

Tax Collector · sampled 2025 bill
Association fees Not published

Belle Lago does not publish a fee schedule. Confirm the current amount with the HOA office before you close.

What the worked year is made of
$8,222 a year · this worked example
Property tax (13.0924 mills) 95.5% $7,855.44
Lee County Solid Waste Assessment 4.5% $366.39

Millage Book 2025 · sampled 2025 bill

Association fees are not published here, so they are absent from this bar rather than estimated into it. Varies by lot and home; never a quote.

County roll math, one sampled tax bill and each association’s own published figures — we publish fee amounts only from official documents; amounts change annually and vary by home and exemptions. Never a quote, never tax advice.

Golf & recreation

Golf is next door — Estero Country Club sits 0.3 miles from the community's center, and two more clubs sit within 1.7 miles.

Estero Country Club
Breckenridge Golf & Tennis Club
Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club

Straight-line distances from the community center · checked Aug 2026.

Dining nearby

Nearest 8 licensed establishments · within 5 mi

Dinner without the drive — the closest kitchens to the gate, nearest first.

Estero Country Club at The Vines Estero 0.4 mi
Estero Country Club Inc Snack Bar Estero 0.4 mi
Subway Estero 0.7 mi
9 Thai-Sushi (#2; Self Served) Estero 0.8 mi
Rusty's Raw Bar & Grill Estero 0.8 mi
Zino/Pezzo's Estero 0.8 mi
Fk Your Diet Fort Myers 0.9 mi
Little Caesars Fort Myers 1.1 mi

From Florida food-service license records · straight-line distances · checked Aug 2026.

Local essentials

Parks & beaches
Everyday
Preschool at The Lamb 0.9 mi

Nearest schools by distance — never an attendance-zone assignment. Official school finder ↗

Health & safety
HCA Alico Rd Emergency Room 2.7 mi
On the water
Koreshan State Historic Site 1.5 mi
Mullock Creek Marina 2.9 mi
Week's Fish Camp 4.3 mi

Public, open ramps only.

Getting around

Straight-line distances on a six-mile scale — › means a bit further out.

What's on nearby

Oct 7
9:30 AM
Council Meeting
Oct 20
4:30 PM
Planning Zoning & Design Board Meeting
Oct 28
9:30 AM
Council Meeting
Nov 4
9:30 AM
Council Meeting
Source: Village of Estero events · retrieved Oct 1, 2026 Official calendar ↗

Utilities & providers

Electric
HIFLD service territories · Aug 2026
Florida Power & Light (FPL)

Territory read at the community centroid — not a per-parcel guarantee.

Water
Lee County GIS · WaterFranchise · Aug 2026
Lee County Utilities
239-533-8845
Sewer
Lee County GIS · WastewaterFranchise · Aug 2026
Lee County Utilities
239-533-8845
Fixed broadband
FCC National Broadband Map · Aug 2026
Xfinity (fiber) · fixed wireless from Verizon

Reported at a sampled in-community address — availability varies parcel to parcel.

Service-territory map data (checked Aug 2026) — the provider serving the area, not a guarantee of connection for any individual parcel. Confirm service and rates with the provider before relying on them.

Dates that matter in Lee County

Homestead exemption
Apply by March 1

You must own and occupy the home as your permanent residence as of January 1 to claim it for that tax year; buy after January 1 and you file for the following year.

Property Appraiser ↗
TRIM notice
Mailed in August

The proposed-tax notice from the Property Appraiser; not a bill. You then have 25 days from its mailing date to petition the Value Adjustment Board.

FL Dept. of Revenue ↗
Property tax bill
Billed November · due March 31

Early-payment discounts: 4% in November, 3% December, 2% January, 1% February; a deadline landing on a weekend or holiday extends to the next business day.

Tax Collector ↗
Hurricane season
June 1 to November 30

The Atlantic season per the National Hurricane Center; storms can occur outside these dates.

National Hurricane Center ↗

County and state dates — the same for every Lee County community, each linked to its official source (checked Aug 2026).

Just moved here? Start with these

The six things worth doing in your first week, in the order they matter.

1. Utilities
Set up electric, water and sewer — providers and phone numbers are listed above.
2. Trash day
Tuesday · Waste Pro — carts out the night before.
3. Homestead
If you own and occupy the home as your permanent residence as of January 1, file for the homestead exemption by March 1; buy later in the year and you file for the following year — Lee County Property Appraiser ↗.
4. License & vehicle
Update your driver license and vehicle registration to your new address — FLHSMV ↗.
5. Voter registration
Register or update your address with the Lee County Supervisor of Elections ↗.
6. Evacuation zone
Confirm your exact address on the county’s official zone lookup ↗ before storm season.

Every link goes to the official government source (checked Aug 2026).

HOA & community contacts

Partly pending verification
Association
Belle Lago Homeowners Association, Inc.
Verified Aug 20 2026
Management
KW Property Management and Consulting (the association's management company of record)
Sunbiz document number
N03000009260

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Questions residents ask

Is Belle Lago gated?
Yes — Lee County records list it as a gated community.
What evacuation zone is Belle Lago in?
Zone C, per Lee County Emergency Management (checked August 2026). Always confirm your exact address on the county's official lookup before a storm. Check your address ↗
What day is trash pickup in Belle Lago?
Tuesday, per the county's collection map (checked August 2026).
What county commission district represents Belle Lago?
District 3 — Commissioner David Mulicka, per Lee County GIS (checked August 2026).
Who built Belle Lago?
Belle Lago is a gated community in the Village of Estero, built by WCI Communities beginning around 2003. The Lee County GIS boundary records about 447 residential units, governed by the Belle Lago Homeowners Association. There is no golf course within Belle Lago itself, though its marketing has described a connector to the neighboring Vasari Country Club; the amenity centerpiece is the community clubhouse. There is no community development district on the tax bill — the sampled 2025 bill carries only a Lee County Solid Waste assessment (Lee County GIS, the sampled 2025 tax bill, and Belle Lago community materials, checked August 2026).
Is Belle Lago in a flood zone?
No — all of its mapped flood features (100%) are zone X, outside the high-risk area. That's county map data — not a flood determination for insurance or lending purposes — so check your parcel on the official lookup.