Living in Cleveland, FL
Cleveland is a small town of 2,683 people in Charlotte County, Florida. It's about 6 miles from Punta Gorda, FL and 77 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,683people
$178kTypical home
$1,124/moRent
93° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,683
- Part of a metro area
- About 511 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Tampa, FL
- 6 mi to Punta Gorda, FL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,121/mo)
- Median rent $1,124/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 76°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 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 64
- 12% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to PGD airport
- 32 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 132 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 435 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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