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Which Gulf Coast day is yours?

Naples beaches and the shops of 5th Avenue South, Marco Island at the top of the Ten Thousand Islands and the Everglades beyond: Collier County is the southern end of our map.

  • The Naples Pier lit at dusk

    Gulf beaches and Fifth Avenue

    Naples

    If you want Gulf beaches and a walkable downtown, start in Naples, around 5th Avenue South and 3rd Street South.

  • The beach and beachfront towers on Marco Island

    Island beaches

    Marco Island

    If you want a Gulf island with public beaches at Tigertail and South Beach, start on Marco Island, reached by two bridges.

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Naples, Marco Island or the edge of the Everglades: what is Collier County like to live in?

Collier County sits just south of Lee County and has three cities: Naples, Marco Island and Everglades City. Naples gives you the Gulf beaches, the pier and the downtown blocks of 5th Avenue South and 3rd Street South. Marco Island, about 20 miles south of Naples, is the largest barrier island in the Ten Thousand Islands. Inland, much of the county is Big Cypress National Preserve, and the county offices sit in East Naples.

The largest county in Florida by land

Collier covers 1,998 square miles of land, the most of any Florida county, within a total area of 2,305 square miles. Almost the entire southeast of it lies inside Big Cypress National Preserve, and the northernmost edge of Everglades National Park reaches its southern coast.

Source: Wikipedia, Collier County, Florida, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collier_County,_Florida (geography: 2,305 sq mi total with 1,998 sq mi land, largest county in Florida by land area; Big Cypress National Preserve; Everglades National Park), read 2026-10-15.

Naples waterfront grew from dredged canals

Port Royal grew around dredged peninsulas and canals on Naples Bay. Aqualane Shores, Park Shore and the Moorings also offer waterfront homes to compare, with the dock and route checked for each address.

Source: Wikipedia, Naples, Florida, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples,_Florida (history), read 2026-10-15.

Marco Island is reached by two bridges

Road access to Marco Island crosses two bridges, on Collier Boulevard and on San Marco Road. The S.S. Jolley Bridge opened in 1969, and the first span of the Goodland bridge dates to 1938.

Source: Wikipedia, Marco Island, Florida, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Island,_Florida and S.S. Jolley Bridge, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.S._Jolley_Bridge, read 2026-10-15.

Irma made its final landfall here

Hurricane Irma made its last landfall on Marco Island on September 10, 2017, as a Category 3 storm, which is why elevation and wind records come up early when you look at a coastal Collier home.

Source: Wikipedia, Hurricane Irma, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irma, read 2026-10-15.

Where our written guides reach

Our written guides in Collier County cover Naples and Marco Island. Immokalee and Everglades City stay on the map, and we cover them by call rather than by guide page.

Source: this site's published city guides, checked 2026-10-15.

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Where these facts come from

Sources: Wikipedia articles on Collier County (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collier_County,_Florida), Naples (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples,_Florida), Marco Island (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Island,_Florida), the S.S. Jolley Bridge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.S._Jolley_Bridge) and Hurricane Irma (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irma), read 2026-10-15. County counts on this page come from our live MLS mirror over the mapped county bounds and change with the bounds, so read them beside the residential figure.

Start with Naples, then keep the rest of Collier County in view. Marco Island, Immokalee and Everglades City are also on our map. Our Naples guide introduces the beaches, dining and places around the city before you begin looking at homes.

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What do homes in Collier County cost right now?

Here is the live answer for our mapped area of Collier County: the median asking price, the number of homes for sale and the typical days on market, across single-family homes, condominiums, townhouses and multifamily listings.

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Current asking prices, not closed-sale prices.

What the places map shows, and what to confirm.

The map brings together named places from OpenStreetMap, with category sources beside the list. It is a starting point for planning a day out, so a quick call to the place before you go saves a wasted trip.

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School information

School points on the map show where campuses are, not which one serves an address. The district sets attendance zones; its address lookup gives the current answer.

Buyer decisions

Before you buy in Collier County: four questions that change the answer.

Condo buildings carry their own math

Naples high-rise and low-rise condo corridors price the building, not just the unit: association fees, reserve health, rental rules and what the fee includes differ building to building. Two Naples buildings a block apart can carry very different monthly numbers. Ask for the association documents, fee schedule and reserve study before an offer.

How the Naples market is organized

Gated and golf communities vs inland single-family

Port Royal and Aqualane Shores are the boating names Naples buyers compare against, and the verification still happens on the address. Ask whether the parcel sits on direct gulf access, indirect gulf access or freshwater, which pass or channel the route uses, whether a fixed bridge sits on that route and what clearance it holds. Inland golf and gated single-family communities trade boating for gates, fairways and HOA dues. Decide which product you are actually buying before comparing prices.

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Read the listing location label carefully

Naples is the Collier city that carries its own written guide here, and Marco Island, Immokalee and Everglades City are their own places with their own markets. We check the actual address behind a listing before you compare a Naples-labeled home against a city one.

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Quote insurance and elevation per address

Coastal Collier addresses carry real wind and flood premium differences block to block, and elevation certificates apply to the parcel, not the community. Get an insurance quote on the specific address, with its elevation, before you remove contingencies. The county-wide numbers on this page will not price your policy.

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Selling in Collier County

Condo, gated-golf and deep-water neighborhoods in and around Naples price on different buyer pools, so a building or community comparison matters more than a county median. A pricing review on your specific address, separate from the asking prices shown here, is the starting point. Open a home-value review to see where your property sits.

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For a Naples or Marco Island address, the FEMA Flood Map Service Center at msc.fema.gov has the official flood zone, and we run the dock, route and utility checks with you.

Answers to the questions coastal buyers ask first.

What to check on a waterfront home, how to read a wind mitigation report and what the monthly cost of a Gulf Coast home really adds up to.

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These films were recorded on past dates. Homes, prices and availability shown are as of filming, not current listings.

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Naples

Gulf beaches, the shops of 5th Avenue South and canal neighborhoods on Naples Bay, with golf communities farther inland.

About Naples

Gulf beaches, the shops of 5th Avenue South and canal neighborhoods on Naples Bay, with golf communities farther inland. A Naples address can mean very different daily routines, so compare the streets before the homes.

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Illustrated map of Marco Island

Marco Island

Gulf beaches at Tigertail and South Beach, about 20 miles south of Naples.

About Marco Island

Gulf beaches at Tigertail and South Beach, about 20 miles south of Naples. Marco Island is its own city with its own utilities billing, so its homes have their own guide and their own search.

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Our written city guides currently reach Naples and Marco Island here in Collier County. Immokalee and Everglades City stay on the map above, and we cover them by call, not by guide page.

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