Herons Glen
North Fort Myers, FL · 1,300 single-family homes · Unincorporated Lee County
zone 4 Surge
zone X Flood zone
84% of mapped
flood features
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Herons Glen at a glance
About Herons Glen
Herons Glen is a gated community of 1,300 single-family homes in North Fort Myers, built around an 18-hole semi-private golf course. Day to day, the nearest golf course, Herons Glen Golf & Country Club, is about 0.4 miles straight-line from the community's center; the nearest library, North Fort Myers Public Library, is about 5.6 miles away; the nearest hospital, ShorePoint Health, about 5 miles.
Amenities — owned by the Herons Glen Recreation District, the resident-elected special district — include an 18-hole semi-private golf course, a 45,000 sq ft clubhouse with ballroom, restaurant and lounge, pool and spa, fitness center, tennis, pickleball, bocce, shuffleboard, a golf shop, card rooms and a library, a staffed front gate with guest registration.
On paper, the community sits in evacuation zone D, and most of its mapped flood features (84%) fall in zone X, outside the high-risk flood area. The average assessed just value across its 1,401 residential parcels was $298,112 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
88 sales · FL DOR codes 01–02 · retrieved Aug 3 2026
Recorded prices, not an appraisal — and not a valuation of any one home.
Parcel min/max · Property Appraiser · Aug 3 2026
An era band — the earliest and latest build years on record. It says nothing about how many homes went up when.
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.
Worked example — 14.4125 mills on a $300,000 rounded assessed value before exemptions (from the community’s average just value). Your own bill moves with exemptions and assessment caps.
Herons Glen Recreation District $1,424.58 plus $381.11 in other non-ad-valorem items, read off one sampled 2025 bill. Varies by lot and home.
Herons Glen does not publish a fee schedule. Confirm the current amount with the HOA office before you close.
A one-time working-capital contribution to the Herons Glen Recreation District at closing; the amount is set each year, so confirm the current figure with the HOA office.
Bulk TV and internet through BlueStream.
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 — Herons Glen Golf & Country Club sits 0.4 miles from the community's center, and two more clubs sit within 1.7 miles.
Straight-line distances from the community center · checked Aug 2026.
Dining nearby
Nearest 8 licensed establishments · within 5 miDinner without the drive — the closest kitchens to the gate, nearest first.
From Florida food-service license records · straight-line distances · checked Aug 2026.
Local essentials
Nearest schools by distance — never an attendance-zone assignment. Official school finder ↗
Public, open ramps only.
Straight-line distances on a six-mile scale — › means a bit further out.
What's on nearby
For everything beyond the gate — seasonal markets, boat parades, waterfront festivals — our Southwest Florida events guide tracks the calendar county-wide.
Utilities & providers
Territory read at the community centroid — not a per-parcel guarantee.
Reported at a sampled in-community address — availability varies parcel to parcel.
BlueStream provides the community's bulk TV and internet service (239-344-9849). For FGUA sewer customer service the HOA lists 239-543-1005, while the county's franchise record lists 239-368-1615 — both reach FGUA.
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
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 ↗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 ↗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 ↗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).
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HOA & community contacts
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Questions residents ask
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