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Punta Gorda is a small city of 20,278 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 $518k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,278people
$518kTypical home
$1,410/moRent
93° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,278
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,313 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Tampa, FL
- In the Punta Gorda, FL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $518k (≈$3,267/mo)
- Median rent $1,410/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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 (20 per 100k)
- Low property crime (908 per 100k)
People
- Median age 66
- 11% of households have kids
- 53% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PGD airport
- 32 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 153 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
- 14 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)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 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
- 18 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