Living in Rotonda, FL
Rotonda is a big small town of 10,352 people in Charlotte County, Florida. It's about 13 miles from North Port, FL and 76 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,352people
$389kTypical home
$1,155/moRent
93° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,352
- Part of a metro area
- About 971 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Tampa, FL
- 13 mi to North Port, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,456/mo)
- Median rent $1,155/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 75°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (126 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (762 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 8% of households have kids
- 62% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PGD airport
- 39 mi to SRQ (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 148 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 362 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 70 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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