Living in Charlotte Park, FL
Charlotte Park is a small town of 1,966 people in Charlotte County, Florida. It's part of the Punta Gorda, FL area. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,966people
$291kTypical home
$1,893/moRent
93° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,966
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,916 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Tampa, FL
- In the Punta Gorda, FL area
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,834/mo)
- Median rent $1,893/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 76°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (762 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 72
- 5% of households have kids
- 60% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PGD airport
- 31 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 145 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 492 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Charlotte County: R+34 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk