Port Charlotte, FL vs Venice, FL

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

MetricPort Charlotte, FLVenice, FL
Population66,13327,479
Median Household Income$63,844$76,755
Median Rent$1,553/mo$1,606/mo
Median Home Value$269,900$434,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)101102
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income61.6%56.1%
Poverty Rate9.6%9.2%
Unemployment Rate4.9% (county)5.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k130*66
Property Crime Rate /100k697*1,441
Median AQI—46
Good AQI Days /yr—236
Summer Highs94°F91°F
Winter Lows54°F54°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.6 min26.1 min
Hospitals21
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 55.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.718.2
College Degree Rate20.8%46.3%
Foreign-Born %13.6%11.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.2%+19.6%

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.