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Coalville, IA vs Port LaBelle, FL

Coalville

Iowa

vs

Port LaBelle

Florida

Across 26 directional measures we can compare, Coalville leads on 19 and Port LaBelle on 7. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 25% higher in Port LaBelle, while median household income is higher in Coalville.

Median gross rent
$785$983
Coalville is 20% lower
Median household income
$78,000$75,231
Coalville is 4% higher
Median home value
$197,500$230,400
Coalville is 14% lower
FloridaIowaPort LaBelle, FLCoalville, IACoalvillePort LaBelleCoalvillePort LaBelle

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01Port LaBelle, FLComposite 31.8 / 100
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803110n/a70n/a

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MeasureCoalvillePort LaBelleAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$785$983
Rent to income112.1%15.7%
Property tax rate10.9%0.9%
Home price to income12.5x3.1x
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2$927$1,127
HUD area median income3$98,400$58,500
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$1,875$2,062
Median home value1$197,500$230,400
Home prices, 1-year change43.5%6.0%
Home prices, 5-year change430.9%69.8%
Homeownership188.4%83.9%
Renters paying 30%+10.0%52.5%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$935$1,405
Vacant homes110.0%32.7%
Median year built119682002
Jobs and income
Median household income1$78,000$75,231
Income per person1$24,772$33,898
Unemployment14.8%7.1%
Average annual pay5$58,614$60,597
Pay growth, 1 year53.4%8.0%
Jobs517,3282,232
Poverty rate112.9%17.2%
Mean commute118 min35 min
Works from home14.6%3.8%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population16497,923
Median age128.627.8
Bachelor's or higher120.4%15.5%
High school or higher190.2%69.3%
Household size13.32.9
Born abroad13.0%34.6%
No health insurance16.3%22.5%
Homes with broadband183.3%97.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year18.3%10.2%
Moved from another state10.0%1.7%
Net movers per 1,000 people6-2.629.2
Income of households moving in6$44,685$52,711
Income of households moving out6$50,792$57,948
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k719.25.6
Shops per 10k736.315.9
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k74.14.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k719.56.0
Child care centers per 10k73.33.5
Parks per 10k8n/a0.0
Playgrounds per 10k8n/a0.0
Grocery stores per 10k8n/a0.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8n/a0.0
Libraries per 10k8n/a0.0
Named paths and bike trails8n/a0.0
Transit stops per sq mi8n/a0.0
Nearest National Park Service site9n/a57.4
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9n/a1
National Register listings10163
Schools
Public schools11119
Public school students114,6781,852
Students per teacher1115.6n/a
Climate
July average high1283°F92°F
January average low129°F52°F
Average temperature1248°F74°F
Annual precipitation1234.5 in51.1 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1360.048.0
Hurricane risk1313.187.6
Tornado risk1392.120.9
Wildfire risk1319.187.7
Heat wave risk1313.630.4
Median air quality index1445n/a
Good air days1459.2%n/a

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Coalville $31,400, Port LaBelle $39,320 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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