Heartland · Hendry County

Living in Port LaBelle, Florida

Port LaBelle is an unincorporated community in Hendry County, with about 7,923 people.¹ It feels small-town or low-density suburban, at 738 people per square mile.^1,3

7,923¹people

$230,400¹median home value

$983/mo¹median rent

27.8¹median age

Unincorporated: there's no city government; Hendry County provides roads, zoning and law enforcement.

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital, in Lehigh Acres, about 19 miles away.²

Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.

Life in the Heartland

Florida's cattle, citrus and lake country, between the two coasts: Sebring and Avon Park on the ridge, Wauchula and Arcadia on the Peace River, and Okeechobee, Clewiston and LaBelle around the big lake.^{4,5,6,7,8,9,10}

Hazards: Hurricanes cross the peninsula: storms that come ashore on either coast can reach the region with damaging wind, falling trees, long outages and river flooding. Mobile and manufactured homes should evacuate.⁷

Visitor information

Hendry County's official tourism office: Discover Hendry County.¹¹ Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

Read the free Heartland preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.

The full Port LaBelle town card

Choosing Your Place has the complete card for Port LaBelle and 779 other places:

How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of the Heartland
Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
The full region profile, side-by-side compare and the monthly-cost calculator

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Other places in Hendry County

Clewiston · 7,348 people · home value $239,200
LaBelle · 5,184 people · home value $204,400
Montura · 4,121 people · home value $124,400
Harlem · 2,420 people · home value $56,200
Fort Denaud · 1,639 people · home value $330,100

Written by Charles Squires, North Port, Florida. 40 years living in Florida, in eight places.

I called on schools in Arcadia, Sebring and the towns around them.

More about the author and how this manual is made

"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Port LaBelle as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Port LaBelle can be larger.