Fort Denaud’s weakest subject grade is a D for schools. Fort Denaud’s median age is 62.6 years, where Florida’s towns sit at 42.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Only 3 of the 639 Florida towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Fort Denaud. Fort Denaud has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestDSchools DHazard risk DHealth C⁻Cost of living C⁻Jobs & income

A growing town

Fort Denaud has grown 21% from 2010 to 2020

1,694 counted in 2010 and 2,049 in 2020.

1,6942010

2,0492020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Fort Denaud grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Fort Denaud is from typical.

How grading works

SchoolsBehind 95% of Florida districts on tests and graduationDOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →HealthLess healthy than 85% of U.S. towns; HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital 9.9 miles awayDOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $330K, 6.2 years of the Clewiston area’s $54K median household incomeC⁻Open →Jobs & income140 jobs based hereC⁻Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.2 of 20; 2.6% of households have no car; 2.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors4 miles of trails; 0% conserved landC⁻Open →HistoryDOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives here21% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Fort Denaud: who provides what

Fort Denaud is unincorporated, so Hendry County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerFPL14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterCity of Labelle water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet7 providers83% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesHendry CountyHendry County provides services here

SchoolsHendry County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereHendry Supervisor of ElectionsHendry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2023

ZIP code3393533935 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Fort Denaud.

HealthD

Fort Denaud stands out in Florida and nationally, with more of its adults who report frequent physical distress

20% of adults report frequent physical distress in Fort Denaud, above both the Florida town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 29% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Fort Denaud. Fort Denaud beats the Florida average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

15%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade

	Fort Denaud	Florida towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	20%	15%	14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	18%	13%	12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	29%	20%	19%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	45%	37%	35%

31 measures vs. Florida

1 better14 too close to call16 worse

What stands out	Fort Denaud	FL
More adults treating high blood pressure	81.7%	78.4%
More adults with COPD	13.3%	7.2%

HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital

9.9 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageFort Denaud’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby9.9 miles to an ER · HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than FL on 1 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

Very high risk in Fort Denaud, with inland flooding at the top

Since 1992, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fort Denaud.

87risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanesLightning

paid flood claims since 1992

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageFort Denaud’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claims7 paid flood claims · Since 1992 Past disasters4 federal disasters · Paid out in Fort Denaud Get ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C⁻

Fort Denaud has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Fort Denaud for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Fort Denaud is 33 minutes. The top destinations are LaBelle (16%), Fort Myers (11%) and Cape Coral (3%).

1%work in town

	Fort Denaud	Florida towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	33 minutes	27 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	0.8%	5%	8%
Below the poverty line	7.7%	11%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Fort Denaud1%

LaBelle16%

Fort Myers11%

Cape Coral3%

Villas2%

27 mi

median commute distance

140

jobs based in Fort Denaud

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns

Full pageFort Denaud’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here140 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Fort Denaud Commute times33 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 27 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Fort Denaud has mild winters and hot summers

Fort Denaud has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Fort Denaud’s July high is 92°F.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter53–77°

Spring61–85°

Summer72–92°

Fall66–86°

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

92°

typical summer high

Full pageFort Denaud’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 51°Rain & snow52″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a cooling bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC⁻

Conserved land covers 0.1% of Fort Denaud

3.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0.1%conserved

	Fort Denaud	Florida towns	U.S. towns
Conserved land	0.1%	3%	4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile	0.2 miles per square mile	0.4	0.4

0.1%

conserved · 18 of 13,250 acres

3.6 mi

of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. C-43 Basin Storage Reservoir - Part 1	—	18

Full pageFort Denaud’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map3.6 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk18 acres · C-43 Basin Storage Reservoir - Part 1 Conserved land0.1% conserved · 18 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Fort Denaud?”

HousingCost of living grade C⁻

Homes in Fort Denaud sell for about $1.03M

$1.03Mmedian sale price

homes sold in May

Full pageFort Denaud’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 18.3 years of income RentsRents Vs. the neighborsBehind its graded neighbor

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fort Denaud

16pages on Fort Denaud

The big questions

SchoolsDBehind 95% of FL districts HealthDBetter than FL on 1 of 31 CDC measures Cost of livingC⁻Work & commuteC⁻$56K median household income · 140 jobs here Natural hazardsDFEMA risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsC⁻4 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions20 nearby · Southwest Florida Museum of History 20 mi LibraryLabelle Free Public Library Colleges

The story

Climate92° summer highs

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Fort Denaud; the nearest are

Florida Gulf Coast UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Fort Myers22.5 mi$6,118 in-state tuition

About 4 of every 100 Fort Denaud residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Fort Denaud for work

Where Fort Denaud’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

140jobs based in Fort Denaud

1%of working residents work in town

27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Fort Denaud

Census-designated place in Florida, United States

Fort Denaud is a census-designated place (CDP) and former fort in Hendry County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 2,049, up from 1,694 at the 2010 census. It is part of the LaBelle, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 21 sq mi
Elevation: 14 ft
Area code: 863

Fort Denaud’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Fort Denaud.

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LaBelleFort Denaud

LaBelle

E · 16% of Fort Denaud workers commute here

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How the neighbors grade

Town	FL rank	Overall	Cost	Safety	Schools	Health
Fort Denaud	—	—	C⁻	—	D	D
LaBelle	#619	D⁻	C	—	D	C⁻

Fort Denaud has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Fort Denaud and LaBelle report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Fort Denaud with a neighbor →

Questions about Fort Denaud

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Fort Denaud, FL expensive?

Yes. The typical home is worth about $330,000, 12% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.

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