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Harlem is a small town of 2,420 people in Hendry County, Florida. It's about 51 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 81 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $56k and rent runs about $963 a month.
2,420people
$56kTypical home
$963/moRent
92° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,420
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,300 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Miami, FL
- 51 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $56k (≈$354/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 74°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 3% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to RSW airport
- 51 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hendry County: R+38 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.