Rank

1512of 3,144

Charlotte, Florida

Score 6.32 / 10· population 206,134

Charlotte County has Port Charlotte, Englewood and Punta Gorda, and its median age was 59.6 in 2024. Hurricane Charley caused an estimated $5.4 billion in damage in 2004, and Ian destroyed at least 200 homes in the county in 2022. In 2024 Milton's surge reached 5 to 8 feet in northern Charlotte Harbor and along the Peace River, and about 250 homes in the county were destroyed.

Sources
  • The county site names facilities in Port Charlotte and Englewood and links the City of Punta Gorda charlottecountyfl.gov
  • Median age 59.6 (ACS 2024 1-year, table B01002) api.censusreporter.org
  • Hurricane Charley (Aug. 2004): estimated $5.4 billion in damage to private and public resources charlottecountyfl.gov
  • At least 200 homes were destroyed in Charlotte County by Hurricane Ian (September 2022) nhc.noaa.gov
  • Hurricane Milton (October 2024): maximum storm surge inundation of 5 to 8 ft above ground level in the northern portion of Charlotte Harbor and along the Peace River nhc.noaa.gov
  • Milton: approximately 250 homes destroyed in Charlotte County, primarily due to storm surge charlottecountyfl.gov

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)8.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.7
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax5.8

Environment

  1. Air quality6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.4
  2. Life expectancy9.0
  3. Government employees5.9
  4. Single-parent households3.7

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