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Score Breakdown

Each sub-score is normalized to 0-100. Missing sub-scores are skipped, not penalized.

Safety (FBI UCR)
n/a
Water (EPA SDWIS)
n/a
Air (EPA AQS)
n/a
Schools (NCES / EDFacts)
69
Fiscal (Census ASPEP)
76
Hospitals (CMS HCAHPS)
80

What the Federal Data Says

Schools (NCES / EDFacts)

Average score: 69 (B)
Top-rated schools tracked: 1

Fiscal Health (Census ASPEP)

Per-capita spending: $25,774
Fiscal score: 76

Hospitals (CMS HCAHPS)

Average quality rating: 4.0 / 5
Hospitals tracked: 3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the MoveScore of FORT MYERS, FL?

FORT MYERS has a MoveScore of 75 out of 100 (grade B, Good). The score averages 3 of six federal livability dimensions with equal weight.

Where does the FORT MYERS data come from?

FORT MYERS sub-scores come from federal government sources: the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for crime, EPA SDWIS for water safety, EPA AQS for air quality, NCES CCD and EDFacts for schools, Census ASPEP for municipal fiscal health, and CMS HCAHPS for hospital quality.

How are schools in FORT MYERS?

Public schools in FORT MYERS average a score of 69 (grade B) based on NCES and EDFacts assessment and enrollment data. 1 top-rated schools are tracked in the city.

Sub-scores are normalized to 0-100 and averaged with equal weight. Missing sources are skipped. A composite requires at least three of the six sub-scores.

The this entity record above pulls directly from federal datasets including BLS, Census ACS, FBI Crime Data, NOAA Climate Normals, and NCES. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. city relocation factors — cost, climate, wages, crime, education distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the federal datasets including BLS, Census ACS, FBI Crime Data, NOAA Climate Normals, and NCES portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. cities and metros with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (cost), Census Bureau ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, 2026.