Living in North Port, FL
North Port is a mid-size city of 84,605 people in Sarasota County, Florida. It's part of the North Port, FL area. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $2k a month.
84,605people
$363kTypical home
$1,894/moRent
93° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 84,605
- Part of a metro area
- About 851 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Tampa, FL
- In the North Port, FL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,286/mo)
- Median rent $1,894/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 75°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (96 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (450 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PGD airport
- 32 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 168 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 464 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 81 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sarasota County: R+18 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk