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Port Charlotte is a mid-size city of 66,133 people in Charlotte County, Florida. It's about 7 miles from Punta Gorda, FL and 71 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 $270k and rent runs about $2k a month.
66,133people
$270kTypical home
$1,553/moRent
93° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 66,133
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,322 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Tampa, FL
- 7 mi to Punta Gorda, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,702/mo)
- Median rent $1,553/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 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 55
- 20% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PGD airport
- 39 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 85 ft
- Right on the coast
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 155 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 360 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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