North Port, FL vs Port Charlotte, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricNorth Port, FLPort Charlotte, FL
Population84,60566,133
Median Household Income$84,049$63,844
Median Rent$1,894/mo$1,553/mo
Median Home Value$362,500$269,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)102101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.1%61.6%
Poverty Rate6.7%9.6%
Unemployment Rate4.3%4.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k102130*
Property Crime Rate /100k447697*
Median AQI46—
Good AQI Days /yr236—
Summer Highs92°F94°F
Winter Lows52°F54°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute29.4 min24.6 min
Hospitals12
Avg Hospital Rating—1.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.816.7
College Degree Rate29.9%20.8%
Foreign-Born %13.3%13.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+28.7%+4.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Port Charlotte (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.