Best PlacesPort Labelle, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Port Labelle, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Port Labelle ranks 39,373rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Port Labelle
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.
Port Labelle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Port Labelle ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of towns
Where Port Labelle ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Port Labelle
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Port Labelle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,213, 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 Port Labelle's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Port Labelle
Port Labelle runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Port Labelle.
Who works in Port Labelle, and how
Work in Port Labelle centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Port Labelle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Port Labelle.
What the weather is like in Port Labelle, month by month
Port Labelle sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 76, with lows near 53. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76° | 64° | 53° |
| April | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 88° | 78° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Port Labelle
Southwest Florida International sits about 27 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.5 million passengers in 2025, with 103 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Port Labelle
Schools across Port Labelle average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Glades SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Country Oaks Elementary SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Edward A. Upthegrove ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Labelle Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Labelle High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Port Labelle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Port Labelle 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 Port Labelle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Port Labelle
Is Port Labelle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Port Labelle ranks 39,373rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, a strong job market, and low taxes, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Port Labelle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,059. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $67,213 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Port Labelle safe?
Port Labelle is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $266 per resident a year.
Compare Port Labelle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Port Labelle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Port Labelle 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.
Port Labelle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Port Labelle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Port Labelle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Port Labelle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Port Labelle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Port Labelle 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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