Best PlacesFort Ogden, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Ogden, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fort Ogden ranks 36,542nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Ogden
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fort Ogden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Ogden ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$562 a month, better than 85% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 122 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of towns
Where Fort Ogden ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fort Ogden
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fort Ogden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,062, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Fort Ogden's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fort Ogden
Fort Ogden runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fort Ogden.
Who works in Fort Ogden, and how
Work in Fort Ogden centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fort Ogden
The coast is about 54 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Fort Ogden, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fort Ogden, month by month
Fort Ogden sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 77, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77° | 63° | 50° |
| April | 88° | 74° | 60° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 89° | 77° | 69° |
Flying in and out of Fort Ogden
The nearest airport, Punta Gorda, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Southwest Florida International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Ogden
Schools across Fort Ogden average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Nocatee Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Punta Gorda Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Desoto Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Charlotte High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Desoto County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Ogden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Ogden measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fort Ogden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Ogden
Is Fort Ogden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Ogden ranks 36,542nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Ogden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,299. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $72,062 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Fort Ogden safe?
Yes, Fort Ogden is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $141 per resident a year.
Compare Fort Ogden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Ogden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Ogden represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fort Ogden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Ogden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Ogden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Ogden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Ogden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Ogden detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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