Best PlacesNorth Port, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Port, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime read low across the board, which puts the choice down to which part suits you. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Port ranks 1,288th of 2,098 U.S. cities 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 North Port
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.
The best areas in North Port
The parts of North Port, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first.
North Port Charlotte Estates
Lakeside Plantation
Heron Creek
North Port Charlotte Country Club & Holiday Park
Scores across North Port run from about the 26th to the 79th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
North Port's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Port ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 93% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of cities
Where North Port ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in North Port
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Port home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $81,269; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 North Port's effective rate of 0.88%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Port
North Port runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Port.
Who works in North Port, and how
Work in North Port centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in North Port
North Port has more parkland per resident than 77% of cities. The coast is about 24 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of North Port and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Port, month by month
North Port sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 72, with lows near 56. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72° | 63° | 56° |
| April | 82° | 75° | 67° |
| July | 91° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 87° | 79° | 72° |
Flying in and out of North Port
The nearest airport, Punta Gorda, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Southwest Florida International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Port
Schools across North Port average an A−, better than 79% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Laurel Nokomis SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Taylor Ranch Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sarasota Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Venice Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Woodland Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Venice Senior High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Riverview High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- North Port High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Port school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Port 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 North Port against the other 2,097 cities.
Who North Port suits
Retirees
The weather beats 78% of cities, health care access beats 60%, and it is quieter than 66%.
Common questions about living in North Port
Is North Port a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Port ranks 1,288th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and low crime, and lowest on summer heat and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Port expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $337,111. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $81,269 median income, cost of living beats 45% of cities.
Is North Port safe?
Yes, North Port is safer than 94% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $141 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in North Port?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 72 with lows near 56. That works out to about 137 pleasant days a year, more than 78% of cities.
What are the best neighborhoods in North Port?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are North Port Charlotte Estates, Lakeside Plantation, and Heron Creek. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare North Port with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Port. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Port 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.
North Port detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Port: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Port: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Port: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Port: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Port 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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