Paseo is a gated community of 1,146 homes in Fort Myers. Day to day, the nearest golf course, Heritage Palms Golf & Country Club, is about 1.2 miles straight-line from the community's center; the nearest library, Dunbar-Jupiter Hammon Public Library, is about 5.3 miles away; the nearest hospital, Lee Health Fort Myers, about 2.1 miles.
Amenities — resort amenities centered on the Paseo Village Center (amenity list compiled from Paseo's community materials and market descriptions, so confirm current amenities with the association) — include the Village Center — a town-center hub with a movie theater, pub and restaurant, a resort-style pool and a lap pool, a fitness center and a spa/salon, tennis, pickleball and bocce courts, a library and internet cafe, walking paths around the community lakes, a gated entry.
On paper, the community spans evacuation zones C · D. The average assessed just value across its 1,214 residential parcels was $376,866 in the county's 2026 roll.
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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
1,214
Average assessed just value
2026 county roll
$376,866
An assessment figure — not a market price or appraisal.
Homes built
Property Appraiser · Aug 2026
1987–2017
Parcel min/max — outlying parcels can widen the range.
Property tax rate
Lee County Property Appraiser · 2025 Millage Book
13.4125–16.5034 mills
Across 2 taxing districts — most parcels (1,204) are district 090 at 16.5034 mills. Per $1,000 of taxable value; excludes non-ad-valorem assessments.
CDD & bill assessments
Lee County Tax Collector · sampled 2025 bill
$2,997.08 / yr
Community-district assessment on one sampled in-community 2025 bill. All non-ad-valorem items: City of Fort Myers Fire Rescue Services $218 · City of Fort Myers Residential Solid Waste Service $240.55 · City of Fort Myers Stormwater $42.12 · Lee County Solid Waste Assessment $36.56 · Paseo CDD $2,997.08. Amounts vary by lot and home — never a quote.
Area household income
U.S. Census · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
$116,458
Median household income, measured across the surrounding census tract — an area wider than the community itself.
Recent sales
Lee County parcel roll · trailing 12 months
$365,000 median
Across 73 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 $365,000
$246,750 low$1,449,000 high
73 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
1987 — 2017
1970199020102020
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 401.35 · $116,458
$40k$60k$80k$100k$130k
County reference · about $76,100
2020–2024 ACS 5-year · B19013 · retrieved Aug 4 2026 · one tract
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$6,189per year
Worked example — 16.5034 mills (the district most parcels are in) on a $375,000 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 090 · City of Fort Myers
CDD & bill assessments$3,534.31per year
Paseo CDD $2,997.08 plus $537.23 in other non-ad-valorem items, read off one sampled 2025 bill. Varies by lot and home.
Tax Collector · sampled 2025 bill
Association feesNot published
Paseo does not publish a fee schedule. Confirm the current amount with the HOA office before you close.
What the worked year is made of
$9,723 a year · this worked example
Property tax (16.5034 mills)63.7%$6,188.78
City of Fort Myers Fire Rescue Services2.2%$218.00
City of Fort Myers Residential Solid Waste Service2.5%$240.55
Other non-ad-valorem items31.6%$3,075.76
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
The three closest courses to Paseo, nearest first.
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.
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.
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 (horticulture & bulk: Friday) — 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 ↗.
Every link goes to the official government source (checked Aug 2026).
HOA & community contacts
Partly pending verification
Association
Paseo Master Homeowners' Association, Inc.
Verified Aug 20 2026
Management
Governed at the community's on-site office, 11611 Paseo Grande Blvd, Fort Myers (on-site Community Association Manager); the Paseo Condominium Association is a sub-association under this master. No third-party management company is named in the master's public record
Sunbiz document number
N06000005403
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Questions residents ask
Is Paseo gated?
Yes — Lee County records list it as a gated community.
What evacuation zone is Paseo in?
It spans zones C · D, 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 Paseo?
Tuesday for trash and recycling, with horticulture and bulk pickup on Friday, per the City of Fort Myers collection map (checked August 2026).
What county commission district represents Paseo?
District 2 — Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass, per Lee County GIS (checked August 2026).
Who built Paseo?
Paseo is a gated resort-style community in the City of Fort Myers, built by Stock Development beginning around 2006 with single-family homes plus coach and condominium residences (including the Esperanza at Paseo neighborhood). Its amenity centerpiece is the Village Center town-center hub — there is no golf course. The Lee County GIS boundary records about 1,146 residential units, all under the Paseo Master Homeowners' Association. The community development district on the tax bill is the Paseo CDD ($2,997.08 on the sampled bill), whose name matches the community; the bill also carries City of Fort Myers fire, solid-waste and stormwater lines (Lee County GIS, the sampled 2025 tax bill, and Paseo community materials, checked August 2026).
Is Paseo in a flood zone?
Its mapped flood features break down as 100% zone AE (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.
