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26.88° N · 82.28° W · GEOID 1261937

Rotonda

Charlotte County, Florida · part of the Punta Gorda, FL metro

FloridaRotonda, FLRotondaRotonda

The short answer

Rotonda is home to 10,352 people. Median household income is $74,573 a year and median rent is $1,155 a month, 18.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $389,400, about 5.2x annual median household income.

The story in Rotonda is how fast things are changing. Rent took 23.6% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 18.6% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 1.7 points on average, so affordability held up better here. Also notable: Household income growth is 8.8% a year, against 5% a year in its closest peers.

14OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Rotonda scores better than 14% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 331st of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%43
Economy 20%42
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%0
Education 10%56
Commute 10%37
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,155
15% below the median place
Median household income
$74,573
7% below the median place
Median home value
$389,400
22% above the median place
Unemployment
5.4%
10% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Rotonda

  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places we track.
01

Moving to Rotonda

Charlotte County gains about 24.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in16,338
Moved out12,611
Net+3,727

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$97K
Leavers$70K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Charlotte County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.2% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Charlotte County report $97,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$46,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,155 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,940 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $389,400.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 23.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Sanibel, FL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
4.2%
111% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.6%
15% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
24.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRotondaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.6%15% above
Moved from another state14.2%111% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure24.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$97,12338% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$70,2790% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 34.4%, 387% above the median place.

Rotonda18.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$46,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.6%
9% below the median place
Home price to income
5.2x
37% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$62,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Rotonda, $1,155 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Rotonda, but easier on the budget

Places that match Rotonda on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Sanibel, FL769.0% vs 18.6%$39,200Compare
Fernandina Beach, FL7115.4% vs 18.6%$23,000Compare
Williamson, AZ6615.3% vs 18.6%$15,100Compare
Tanque Verde, AZ5113.3% vs 18.6%$45,600Compare

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Vacant homes1
34.4%
387% above the median place
Homeownership1
86.2%
30% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
62.0%
23% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureRotondaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,15515% below
Rent to income118.6%9% below
Property tax rate10.8%11% below
Home price to income15.2x37% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.50% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5752% below
HUD area median income4County figure$97,5009% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,1543% below
Median home value1$389,40022% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-7.4%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure46.2%10% below
Homeownership186.2%30% above
Renters paying 30%+162.0%23% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9404% above
Vacant homes134.4%387% above
Median year built119981% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 23.6%, 89% above the median place.

Works from home1
23.6%
89% above the median place
Poverty rate1
5.7%
47% below the median place
Income per person1
$48,160
20% above the median place
All 9 work and pay measures
MeasureRotondaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$74,5737% below
Income per person1$48,16020% above
Unemployment1County figure5.4%10% above
Average annual pay6County figure$55,18616% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.0%46% below
Jobs6County figure57,20062% below
Poverty rate15.7%47% below
Mean commute127 min9% above
Works from home123.6%89% above
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 68.2 years old, older than in 99% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Median age1
68.2
75% above the median place
Household size1
1.9
22% below the median place
High school or higher1
97.7%
6% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband93.6% +1%
Born abroad7.5% −15%
Bachelor's or higher35.0% +9%
No health insurance6.4% +0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureRotondaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population110,3524046th largest
Median age168.275% above
Bachelor's or higher135.0%9% above
High school or higher197.7%6% above
Household size11.922% below
Born abroad17.5%15% below
No health insurance16.4%0% above
Homes with broadband193.6%1% above
05

Life in Rotonda

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 98% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places we track.

17 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k1.9 −79%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • De Soto National Memorial 50 miles
  • Big Cypress National Preserve 97 miles
  • Everglades National Park 147 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.7 −29%
Shops29.7 −2%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.2 +10%
Child care centers1.0 −57%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
49.6
61% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.0
57% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
14.7
29% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureRotondaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure25178% above
Public school students12County figure16,997247% above
Students per teacher12County figure17.212% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.729% below
Shops per 10k8County figure29.72% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.027% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.210% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.057% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k91.979% below
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1049.661% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure1731% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 74°F, 35% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Rotonda. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature13
74°F
35% above the median place
January average low13
51°F
104% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
99.0
40% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureRotondaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F6% above
January average low13County figure51°F104% above
Average temperature13County figure74°F35% above
Annual precipitation13County figure52.6 in20% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure95.23% above
Hurricane risk14County figure99.040% above
Tornado risk14County figure62.623% below
Wildfire risk14County figure92.551% above
Heat wave risk14County figure75.117% below
08

Rotonda in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Rotonda does better than 45% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 60%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,155/mo (2024)$1,460/mo$1,200 to $1,780/mo+4.0%
Median household income$74,573 (2024)$96,000$81,500 to $114,000+4.3%
Median home value$389,400 (2024)$562,000$408,000 to $774,000+6.3%

The median home would be worth 5.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Rotonda

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Englewood, FL$1,242$69,222Compare
Hot Springs Village, AR$1,209$75,370Compare
Fairfield Glade, TN$1,310$71,682Compare
Sugarmill Woods, FL$1,276$71,426Compare
Sugarmill Woods, FLFairfield Glade, TNHot Springs Village, AREnglewood, FLRotonda, FLRotondaEnglewoodHot Springs VillageFairfield GladeSugarmill WoodsRotondaEnglewoodHot Springs VillageFairfield GladeSugarmill Woods

Places built like Rotonda

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Rotonda performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Rotonda, FL18.6%8.8%/yrn/a
Citrus Hills, FL21.3%4.1%/yrn/aCompare
Sugarmill Woods, FL21.4%5.9%/yrn/aCompare
Rainbow Springs, FL23.3%3.5%/yrn/aCompare
On Top of the World, FL24.0%6.9%/yrn/aCompare
West Vero Corridor, FL33.1%8.4%/yrn/aCompare
Punta Gorda, FL19.7%6.9%/yr4.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Rotonda a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 14 out of 100, better than 14% of the places we rate and 331st of 474 in Florida. OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 93% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 474 Florida places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 55 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Rotonda expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $389,400.

What salary do you need to live in Rotonda?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $46,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Rotonda?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Englewood, FL, Hot Springs Village, AR, Fairfield Glade, TN and Sugarmill Woods, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Rotonda with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Rotonda itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/rotonda-florida

Citytistics. “Rotonda, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/rotonda-florida/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.