Charlotte County · Florida · South · 66k residents
Port Charlotte, FL: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Port Charlotte: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Florida median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,061/wk. Florida's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%. Commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,061/wk
Corporate income tax
5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
20.8%
Commercial electricity
11.0¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Port Charlotte's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
90/100
Heating
Ranks Port Charlotte's jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $269,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $260 |
| Property tax rate | 0.8% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,069/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,424/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Corporate income tax | 5.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,061/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.8% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.0¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 28.3/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $134,510 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $80,410 |
| Wage: General manager | $89,820 |
| Wage: Customer service | $38,630 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $38,970 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $46,780 |
| Wage: Electrician | $57,860 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,290 |
| Cost of living index | 95 |
| Groceries index | 103 |
| Utilities | $180/mo |
| Transit pass | $65/mo |
| Gas price | $3.25/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $63,844 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 66k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 95/100 |
| Avg. commute | 28 min |
| Sunny days / year | 240 days |
| July high | 94°F |
| January low | 53°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | -9.0% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | -5.1% |
| Rent MoM | -1.2% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +2.0% |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 21 mi |
| Big lake | 83 mi |
| Mountains | 500 mi |
| Major airport | 39 mi |
| Ski resort | 601 mi |
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Real listings in Port Charlotte
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- Is Port Charlotte a good place to run a business?
- Florida's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,061/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Port Charlotte, FL?
- Port Charlotte indexes at 95 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,424/mo and a acs median home value of $269,900.
- How much does a house cost in Port Charlotte?
- The acs median home value in Port Charlotte is $269,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Port Charlotte?
- A two-bedroom in Port Charlotte rents for about $1,424/mo.