Community location

Bears Paw, City of Naples · Naples, Florida

Updated
Sold $600,000 – $1,100,000 past 18 months
Asking now $925,000 – $985,000
Annual fees $33,000 – $36,400 middle range · + $150,500 one-time
Property tax rate 0.90% about $5,700 a year on a $775,750 condo, no exemptions applied
Homes built 1981–2022 across 296 homes
Primary residence 35% of homes claimed as one
My community rating 4

Sold, property tax rate, homes built and primary residence are from county records.

Type, amenities & maintenance

Community type

Gulf access

11 of the 22 homes for sale, under contract or sold here in the past 18 months have Gulf access by boat.

Amenities

What your fees pay for in Bears Paw — the amenities available here, and the maintenance and services behind them.

Subdivisions and buildings in Bears Paw may also have amenities of their own.

Golf fees vary, and dining carries its own charges.

Maintenance

Fees in Bears Paw typically cover exterior pest control, trash removal, a property manager, street lighting, water, lawn and grounds maintenance, recreational facilities, irrigation water, security, sewer, reserves, golf, insurance, and internet and Wi-Fi.

Building types, pets & leasing

Pets

Pets are allowed in Bears Paw. The terms, such as how many pets and what size, can differ from one subdivision or building to the next.

Conditions differ here: some require association approval and some allow pets with limits. Where limits are stated they run to 1 pet and 20 lb.

Leasing

The minimum lease is 30 days, and up to 3 leases are allowed each year.

Restrictions

Homes here are deed restricted, with no commercial vehicles, no RVs, and no trucks. Deed restrictions are recorded against the property and pass with it, so they apply to every owner. They typically cover exterior changes and how a home is used, and the community's recorded documents set out the detail.

Homes for sale in Bears Paw

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Subdivisions & buildings in Bears Paw

What each part of Bears Paw is, what it costs, and what is available there now.

Subdivisions and buildings in Bears Paw, with type, asking and sold prices, and the annual fee. Sortable by any column.
Bears Paw 1 for sale Low-rise condo Attached villa $925,000 $600,000–$1,000,000 $34,900 + $150,500 one-time
Bears Paw Villas 1 for sale Attached villa $985,000 $735,000–$1,100,000 $40,400 + $150,500 one-time
Village at Bears Paw House — $2,800,000 $22,300 + $125,500 one-time

Asking prices are for homes for sale now. Sold prices are closings in the past 18 months. Annual fees are the typical fees across homes on the market, under contract, or sold in the past 18 months.

Destinations & driving times from Bears Paw

Everything is close to Bears Paw: downtown at Fifth Avenue South is 3.5 miles, about 8 minutes by car. The nearest beach access is Lowdermilk Park, 2.8 miles, about 7 minutes by car. Fred W. Coyle Freedom Park is 0.9 miles away for parks and recreation. It is 4 minutes to Coastland Center for dining and shopping and 6 minutes to Gulfshore Playhouse for the performing arts. Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is about 42 minutes away.

Every destination named here is described in the Destinations chapter of the 2027 Naples Buyer’s Guide.

Driving times are estimated from the community’s mapped center or primary access point, using OpenStreetMap road data.

Dining & Shopping near Bears Paw, by driving distance
NameMilesETA
Coastland Center 1.6 mi 4 min
Fifth Avenue South 3.5 mi 8 min
Venetian Village 3.9 mi 9 min
Waterside Shops 4.6 mi 10 min
Third Street South 4.7 mi 11 min
Galleria Shoppes at Vanderbilt 5.7 mi 12 min
Mercato 7.4 mi 14 min
Coconut Point 18 mi 30 min
Miromar Outlets 22 mi 30 min
Gulf Coast Town Center 26.4 mi 33 min

Sales history · 18 months

Over the past 18 months the county recorded 20 condo sales at a median of $775,750 in Bears Paw.

Condo
$775,750 1,518 sq ft
median of 20 sales · 296 homes
25th $686,000 75th $910,000
May 2025 $645,000 – $850,000 monthly median Oct 2026

Types follow county records, which classify by how a home is owned rather than how it is built. Attached villas and townhouses appear within them according to how each home is deeded.

Source: Collier County Property Appraiser · 18 months to September 2026 · October 2026 from closed sales reported to M.L.S. of Naples, Inc.; county records for those months are still being finalized.

Flood zones & evacuation

95% of homes in Bears Paw sit on a lot mostly inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, chiefly zone AE, where a federally backed mortgage requires flood insurance — measured across 286 mapped homes, and 5% sit on a lot that crosses the line, so it varies from home to home. For hurricane evacuation Bears Paw is in Collier Zone A.

Two different things, measured by two different agencies. Evacuation zones are about storm surge and who leaves first. Flood zones are FEMA’s insurance rating, and they vary from home to home.

Hurricane evacuation zone

Zone A Collier

The first zone ordered to evacuate, and the one called in the weakest storms.

Called firstCalled last
FEMA flood zone
95% sit on a lot mostly inside a Special Flood Hazard Area, where a federally backed mortgage requires flood insurance.
In the Special Flood Hazard AreaOutside it
AE 271 homes 1% annual chance, with a set base flood elevation
X shaded 15 homes 0.2% annual chance — moderate risk
5% of homes here sit on a parcel that crosses the line. On those, the answer depends on where the home stands, not which community it is in — so check the specific address.

FEMA flood maps and Collier County Emergency Management. A revised Collier County flood map is in preparation and may change these zones.

Flood zone varies by home — each home’s page shows its own.
A starting point, not a determination. Your lender will require its own flood zone determination before closing, and your insurer will normally require an elevation certificate — a surveyor’s measurement of how high the building actually sits — before quoting. Those documents govern; this does not replace either. Zones can also be amended individually through FEMA.

Flood zones, evacuation, and insurance are explained in the Risk, Resilience & Insurance chapter of the 2027 Naples Buyer’s Guide.

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