San Carlos Park, FL

San Carlos Park is a Lee County census-designated place in south-central Southwest Florida, between Fort Myers and Estero. Brothers Jules and Jack Freeman established it in 1953 with the goal of providing lower-cost homes for middle-class residents. That origin still fits the community's practical feel: residential streets, schools, shopping corridors, and easy access to regional jobs, Florida Gulf Coast University, and Southwest Florida International Airport. San Carlos Park is not beach-town Florida, but it is close to many of the area's daily necessities.