Spanish Wells
Bonita Springs, FL · 805 single-family homes · City of Bonita Springs
zone 2 Surge
zone — Flood zone
county map data
not available
An independent resident guide — not affiliated with the Spanish Wells HOA, club, or developer.
Spanish Wells at a glance
About Spanish Wells
Spanish Wells is a gated community of 805 single-family homes in Bonita Springs, built around 27 holes of golf — the North and South nines designed by Gordon Lewis and the East nine by Bruce Howard (all greens recently re-grassed with TifEagle Bermuda). Day to day, the nearest golf course, Spanish Wells Golf And Country Club, is about 0.2 miles straight-line from the community's center; the nearest library, Bonita Springs Public Library, is about 1.6 miles away; the nearest hospital, NCH Healthcare Bonita, about 4.8 miles.
Amenities — amenities center on the Spanish Wells Golf & Country Club, a semi-private club with OPTIONAL membership (separate from home ownership); compiled from the club's own materials and market descriptions, so confirm current amenities and membership with the club — include 27 holes of golf — the North and South nines designed by Gordon Lewis and the East nine by Bruce Howard (all greens recently re-grassed with TifEagle Bermuda), a pro shop and golf instruction, a fitness center with fitness classes, 5 Har-Tru tennis courts and pickleball, Har-Tru bocce courts, a heated tropical pool, locker rooms, a gated entry.
On paper, the community sits in evacuation zone B. The average assessed just value across its 922 residential parcels was $796,839 in the county's 2026 roll.
Two structural facts shape a purchase at Spanish Wells more than the amenity list does. The first is cost. Unlike the CDD-financed communities that fill much of the newer Bonita Springs and Estero market, Spanish Wells carries no community development district. It is a mid-1990s community — its association was incorporated in 1994, predating the CDD era — so the recurring non-ad-valorem charges on a sampled 2025 tax bill come down to City of Bonita Springs stormwater and a Lee County solid waste assessment, a few hundred dollars in total, rather than a multi-thousand-dollar CDD line.
The second is golf, and here Spanish Wells works differently from bundled-golf communities. The amenities center on the Spanish Wells Golf & Country Club, a semi-private club whose membership is optional and separate from owning a home. That suits buyers who want the option without the obligation: you can live behind the gate and decide about the club on its own terms rather than funding it automatically as a condition of ownership. If you intend to play the 27 holes — the North and South nines by Gordon Lewis, the East nine by Bruce Howard — confirm current membership categories and dues directly, because those terms sit with the club, not the home.
It helps to understand how the place is put together, too. The roughly 805 homes here are single-family, with condominium neighborhoods folded in under one master body, Spanish Wells Community Association, Inc. Homes span build eras from about 1980 to 2016, so condition and style vary lot to lot.
A couple of practical notes before you get serious: the community sits in Evacuation Zone B, and fixed-broadband options at a sampled address include Summit Broadband fiber and Xfinity cable, though availability varies parcel to parcel. Confirm current dues, rules, and club terms directly with the association. This page is an independent, records-based starting point, not affiliated with the HOA, club, or developer.
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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
46 sales · FL DOR codes 01–02 · retrieved Aug 21 2026
Recorded prices, not an appraisal — and not a valuation of any one home.
Typical build years (5th–95th pct) · Property Appraiser · Aug 21 2026
A typical build-era band — the 5th–95th percentile of parcel build years, so a stray older or newer parcel doesn't widen it. 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 — 12.797 mills (the district most parcels are in) on a $800,000 rounded assessed value before exemptions (from the community’s average just value). Your own bill moves with exemptions and assessment caps.
No CDD; other non-ad-valorem items on the sampled 2025 bill total $395.45.
Spanish Wells does not publish a fee schedule. Confirm the current amount with the HOA office before you close.
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 — Spanish Wells Golf and Country Club sits 0.2 miles from the community's center, and two more clubs sit within 2 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.
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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