Grove CityFL
A town of 2,106, settled in 1887.
Is Grove City a good place to live?
Grove City’s best subject grade is an A− for walkability; its weakest is a D for incomes. Grove City’s median age is 67.2 years, against 42.5 years in Florida’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 34 of Florida’s 774 towns score lower on incomes. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Grove City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Grove City stand out
Where Grove City beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Grove City has grown 21% from 2010 to 2020
1,804 counted in 2010 and 2,174 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Grove City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Grove City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Grove City: who provides what
Grove City is unincorporated, so Charlotte County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Grove City.
59% of residents are 65 or older
People 65 and older are 59% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 6% of residents (21% statewide). 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Grove City | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.1% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 26.1% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 32.5% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.4% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.4% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.2% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Hurricanes leads a very high hazard risk in Grove City
Since 1982, 195 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Grove City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Grove City’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Grove City for work: only 5% work in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Grove City, where Florida’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Grove City’s median household income is $53,000.
| Grove City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Grove City, expect mild winters and hot summers
Grove City has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Grove City is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Grove City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ann and Chuck Dever Regional Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Grove City ranks healthier than 54% of the country’s towns
Grove City beats the Florida average on 14 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 49% of adults have high blood pressure in Grove City.
| Grove City | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 79% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Grove City | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.6% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.4% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 17.3% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Grove City sell for about $305K
The median sale price was $305,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grove City. Close and well known come first.
36 mi MuseumJohn and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
11 mi Ancient siteWarm Mineral Springs17 mi Park & preserveMyakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park
17 mi State parkCayo Costa State Park
28 mi BeachSiesta Beach
23 mi State parkMyakka River State ParkPhoto credits
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Warm Mineral Springs: Blas0082, Public domain · Cayo Costa State Park: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_pauline/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Siesta Beach: 4net, CC BY 3.0 · Myakka River State Park: Mx. Granger, CC0
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Everything we know about Grove City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grove City; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Grove City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
95% of working residents leave Grove City for work
Where Grove City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grove City
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Grove City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,174 at the 2020 census, up from 1,804 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, included in the North Port-Bradenton, Florida Combined Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Area code
- 941
Grove City’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Grove City.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove City | — | — | C− | — | B− | B− |
| Englewood | #222 | C+ | C | — | A− | B |
Grove City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Grove City and Englewood report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Grove City with a neighbor →
Questions about Grove City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grove City, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $257,000, 31% 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−.