What is the median rent in Port Charlotte, FL?

Name: Median rent in Port Charlotte, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Port Charlotte, FL is $1,553 (±$130) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,452 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Port Charlotte, the median gross rent went from $1,016 in 2015–2019 to $1,553 in 2020–2024 (+52.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,553 (±$130)
Rented homes: 4,452 (±606)
$2,000 or more: 24.9%
Since 2015–2019: +52.9%

How much rent costs in Port Charlotte

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Port Charlotte	Charlotte County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	6.7% (±3.7 points)	8.0%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.6% (±5.2 points)	13.5%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	29.8% (±6.6 points)	30.8%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	28.1% (±6.1 points)	24.9%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	15.9% (±4.7 points)	13.1%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.7% (±2.9 points)	5.0%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	5.3% (±5.1 points)	4.7%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 29.8% of renting households.

24.9% of rented homes in Port Charlotte cost $2,000 or more a month.

Port Charlotte against Charlotte County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Charlotte	Charlotte County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,553 (±$130)	$1,464 (±$59)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	4,452 (±606)	13,411 (±984)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Port Charlotte, median gross rent is not measurably different from Charlotte County ($1,464).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Charlotte County, Port Charlotte ranks 3 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 404 of 793.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Port Charlotte has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,016 (±$40)	$1,553 (±$130)	+52.9%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	24.2% (±1.7 points)	16.8% (±2.1 points)	−7.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	7.3% (±3.1 points)	10.1% (±4.8 points)	+2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Port Charlotte

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Charlotte
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Port Charlotte	—	$1,553 (±$130)	—
Charlotte Harbor	3.9 mi	$1,316 (±$98)	Lower
Harbour Heights	6.6 mi	$1,331 (±$869)	Not measurably different
Punta Gorda	7.0 mi	$1,410 (±$323)	Not measurably different
North Port	7.0 mi	$1,894 (±$159)	Higher
Charlotte Park	7.1 mi	$1,893 (±$597)	Not measurably different
Cleveland	8.1 mi	$1,124 (±$83)	Lower
Warm Mineral Springs	10 mi	$1,117 (±$193)	Lower
Rotonda	12 mi	$1,155 (±$537)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Charlotte Harbor, FL ($1,316), Cleveland, FL ($1,124), Warm Mineral Springs, FL ($1,117).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North Port, FL ($1,894).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Charlotte County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Grove City	$2,044 (±$1,946)
2	Charlotte Park	$1,893 (±$597)
3	Port Charlotte	$1,553 (±$130)
4	Punta Gorda	$1,410 (±$323)
5	Harbour Heights	$1,331 (±$869)
6	Charlotte Harbor	$1,316 (±$98)
7	Rotonda	$1,155 (±$537)
8	Cleveland	$1,124 (±$83)

Port Charlotte is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Port Charlotte

What is the average rent in Port Charlotte, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Port Charlotte is $1,553 (±$130) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Port Charlotte?

In Port Charlotte, the median gross rent went from $1,016 in 2015–2019 to $1,553 in 2020–2024 (+52.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Port Charlotte cost more than $2,000 a month?

24.9% of rented homes in Port Charlotte have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Port Charlotte higher than in Charlotte County?

In Port Charlotte, median gross rent is not measurably different from Charlotte County ($1,464).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Port Charlotte CDP, Florida (place:58350, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.