Pelican Sound is a gated community of 1,299 homes in Estero, built around a 27-hole golf course. Day to day, the nearest golf course, Pelican Sound Golf & River Club, is about 0.2 miles straight-line from the community's center; the nearest library, South County Regional Library, is about 2.2 miles away; the nearest hospital, Lee Health Coconut Point, about 2.4 miles.
Amenities — amenities of the Pelican Sound Golf & River Club, the community's bundled club (amenity list compiled from the club's and community materials and market descriptions, so confirm current amenities and membership terms with the club) — include a 27-hole golf course, a clubhouse with dining, resort and lap pools, tennis and pickleball courts, a fitness center, a river park with a boat shuttle toward the Gulf beach at Lovers Key, kayak/canoe launch on the Estero River, a gated entry.
On paper, the community sits in evacuation zone A. The average assessed just value across its 1,387 residential parcels was $561,571 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
1,387
Average assessed just value
2026 county roll
$561,571
An assessment figure — not a market price or appraisal.
Homes built
Property Appraiser · Aug 2026
1903–2019
Parcel min/max — outlying parcels can widen the range.
Property tax rate
Lee County Property Appraiser · 2025 Millage Book
13.0214 mills
Total millage for taxing district 316 (Village of Estero / Estero Fire) — per $1,000 of taxable value. Excludes non-ad-valorem assessments; individual bills vary with exemptions and caps.
CDD & bill assessments
Lee County Tax Collector · sampled 2025 bill
$1,208.92 / yr
Community-district assessment on one sampled in-community 2025 bill. All non-ad-valorem items: Lee County Solid Waste Assessment $366.39 · River Ridge CDD $1,208.92. Amounts vary by lot and home — never a quote.
Area household income
U.S. Census · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year
$75,982–$101,767
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
$585,000 median
Across 65 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 $585,000
$219,900 low$1,425,000 high
65 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
1903 — 2019
1890191019301950197019902020
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.
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$7,162per year
Worked example — 13.0214 mills on a $550,000 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 316 · Village of Estero / Estero Fire
CDD & bill assessments$1,575.31per year
River Ridge CDD $1,208.92 plus $366.39 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
Pelican Sound does not publish a fee schedule. Confirm the current amount with the HOA office before you close.
What the worked year is made of
$8,737 a year · this worked example
Property tax (13.0214 mills)82.0%$7,161.77
Lee County Solid Waste Assessment4.2%$366.39
River Ridge CDD13.8%$1,208.92
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 — Pelican Sound Golf & River Club sits 0.2 miles from the community's center, and two more clubs sit within 1.3 miles.
Xfinity (fiber) · fixed wireless from Verizon & AT&T
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).
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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
Monday & Tuesday · Waste Management / 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 ↗.
Every link goes to the official government source (checked Aug 2026).
HOA & community contacts
Partly pending verification
Association
Pelican Sound Golf & River Club, Inc.
Verified Aug 20 2026
Management
Member-governed bundled club at the community's on-site office, 4569 Pelican Sound Blvd, Estero; no third-party management company is named in the public record
Sunbiz document number
N98000004517
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Questions residents ask
Is Pelican Sound gated?
Yes — Lee County records list it as a gated community.
What evacuation zone is Pelican Sound in?
Zone A, 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 Pelican Sound?
Monday & Tuesday, per the county's collection map (checked August 2026).
What county commission district represents Pelican Sound?
District 3 — Commissioner David Mulicka, per Lee County GIS (checked August 2026).
Who built Pelican Sound?
Pelican Sound (Pelican Sound Golf & River Club) is a gated bundled golf-and-river community in the Village of Estero, developed beginning around 1998 across neighborhoods such as Masters, Turnberry, Island Sound, Edgewater and Palmetto Dunes. The Lee County GIS boundary records about 1,299 residential units, all members of the Pelican Sound Golf & River Club, which is the community's master association. The community development district on the tax bill is the River Ridge CDD ($1,208.92 on the sampled bill) — the district takes the name of the wider River Ridge development area rather than the Pelican Sound brand (Lee County GIS, the sampled 2025 tax bill, and Pelican Sound club materials, checked August 2026).
Is club membership included when you buy in Pelican Sound?
Yes — Pelican Sound is a bundled-amenity community, so a home purchase includes membership in the Pelican Sound Golf & River Club with access to the 27-hole golf course, the river park and boat shuttle, and the other club amenities. Exactly what each membership level includes and any dues or fees depend on the club's current plan — confirm the current membership structure directly with the club (Pelican Sound Golf & River Club materials, checked August 2026).
Is Pelican Sound in a flood zone?
The county's flood map layer doesn't provide zone labels for this area, so we don't publish a breakdown. Check your address on FEMA's official flood map. Flood-zone status is not a flood determination for insurance or lending purposes.
