Moving to
Rotonda.

10,352people live here $74,573median household incomeNear US average $389,400median home value▲ 17% above US

Rotonda is an unincorporated community in Charlotte County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Rotonda

Rotonda is an unincorporated community in Florida with a population that has grown fast since 2020. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Rotonda deals with a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, hot summers, above-average rainfall, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Fast-growing population

The not so good

High rent burden for renters
Hot summers
Above-average rainfall
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Rotonda compares

Median household income

Rotonda$74,573

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median home value

Rotonda$389,400

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Rotonda

Based on Rotonda's median rent, home value and household income

To buy

$77,880

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $38,940
Homes cost 5.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Job market

4.9% county unemployment

Unemployment in Charlotte County is 4.9%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Charlotte County (county-wide)

Safety

130 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Rotonda doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 697/100k · Policed by Charlotte County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.2 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 24% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

66%

Work from home

24%

Carpool

4.5%

Other

2.9%

Public transit

1.6%

Walk

1.3%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 94°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 54°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

35% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 35% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

0 public schools inside the boundary

No public school is located inside the boundary; students attend schools in the surrounding district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is De Soto National Memorial (49 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Rotonda's strongest point is a population that has grown fast since 2020; the main tradeoffs are a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin and hot summers. It tends to suit remote workers (24% of workers here already work from home).

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