Punta Gorda, Florida

Punta Gorda, FL is #56 on the list Top 100 Best Cities For Retirees in 2023, #27 on the list Top 100 Best Cities for Outdoor Living in 2023

Is Punta Gorda, Florida a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 52.0 to Punta Gorda, Florida (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Punta Gorda, Florida is a safe place to live, we analyze factors including air quality, water quality, crime rates, natural disaster frequency, substance abuse rates, cancer instances, and more.

Crime rates in Punta Gorda, Florida

  • Crime rates[no data]
  • Arson crimes[no data]
  • Vandalism[no data]

In Punta Gorda, Florida, violent crime rates are considered to be [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Arson crimes are [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest and property crimes, including vandalism rank [no data]Analytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.

Environmental Hazards Punta Gorda, Florida

  • Cancer instancesthe highest
  • Substance abusethe lowest

In Punta Gorda, Florida, cancer instances are considered to be the highestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Substance abuse in Punta Gorda, Florida is the lowestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research.

Natural Disasters in Punta Gorda, Florida

  • Earthquakes
    in Punta Gorda are unlikely
  • Hurracanes
    in Punta Gorda are high risk
  • Severe Storms
    in Punta Gorda are possible
  • Tornados
    in Punta Gorda are possible
  • Volcanos
    in Punta Gorda are unlikely
  • Wildfires
    in Punta Gorda are very low

Smoking Laws in Punta Gorda, Florida

Smoking is prohibited inside restaurants in Punta Gorda. Smoking inside of workplaces in Punta Gorda is prohibited. The use of e-cigarettes is banned. In Punta Gorda, Florida medical marijuana use, but not recreational, is legal.

Air & Water Quality in Punta Gorda, Florida

Air quality
86.0% of the time
Water quality
100 out of 100

Punta Gorda, Florida has good air quality 86.0% of the time or 313 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Punta Gorda is 100 out of 100 (100 being the best) based on the number of acute health-based violations for every water utility in the last 5 years.

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Pros and Cons of living in Punta Gorda, Florida in reviews from users in their own words:

ProsCons
  • "Water access, safe, active"
  • "Weather, HOA Fees"