Port Charlotte, FL vs North Port, FL

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

MetricPort Charlotte, FLNorth Port, FL
Population66,13384,605
Median Household Income$63,844$84,049
Median Rent$1,553/mo$1,894/mo
Median Home Value$269,900$362,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)101102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income61.6%52.1%
Poverty Rate9.6%6.7%
Unemployment Rate4.9% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k130*102
Property Crime Rate /100k697*447
Median AQI—46
Good AQI Days /yr—236
Summer Highs94°F92°F
Winter Lows54°F52°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min29.4 min
Hospitals21
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.715.8
College Degree Rate20.8%29.9%
Foreign-Born %13.6%13.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.2%+28.7%

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.