Harbour HeightsFL
4,289 residents make their home in this town in Florida.
Is Harbour Heights a good place to live?
Harbour Heights’s weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $369K, 5.3 years of the Punta Gorda metro’s $70K median household income. It also trails on hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. All told, that adds up to a D− overall and a rank of 588th of 634 in Florida. That leaves it better than 4% of U.S. towns. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or older in the town, against 20% in Florida’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 42 of Florida’s 776 towns score lower on walkability. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES.
Harbour Heights has grown 15% from 2010 to 2020
2,987 counted in 2010 and 3,428 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Harbour Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Harbour Heights is from typical.
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Moving to Harbour Heights: who provides what
Harbour Heights 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 Harbour Heights.
Harbour Heights has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has little public open land.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Harbour Heights: hurricanes
73% of Harbour Heights’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 20%. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1982: 115. One declared disaster, in 2004, has brought federal aid to Harbour Heights households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Harbour Heights’ workers leave town for work
Harbour Heights has 306 jobs for its 1,236 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The median commute is under 24 miles. Jobs based in Harbour Heights grew to 306 in 2023, 63 more than in 2013. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Port Charlotte (16%), Punta Gorda (9%) and Fort Myers (4%).
| Harbour Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Florida overall
The share of residents in Harbour Heights who are 65 or older: 32%. Among adults 25 and older, 26% have a four-year degree or more, against 34% across Florida. For Harbour Heights, the median age is 56.1 years.
| Harbour Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.1 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 32% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 35% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Harbour Heights’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.7 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Harbour Heights | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.5% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.4% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.8% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.1% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.4% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.6% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.2% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,300, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in Harbour Heights brings mild winters and hot summers
The Punta Gorda 4 Ese weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 136 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 51.7°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.1°.
For Harbour Heights, the January low is 52°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Harbour Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 52°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Harbour Heights is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,966 U.S. towns with household incomes like Harbour Heights’s, it is healthier than 73%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Among adults in Harbour Heights, 15% have diabetes. Of 31 CDC measures, Harbour Heights beats the Florida average on 11 and trails it on 7.
| Harbour Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| What stands out | Harbour Heights | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 13.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.4% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Harbour Heights, 0.6% of the land is conserved
Just 9 of its 1,557 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Harbour Heights itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Harbour Heights’ trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 9 acres in all.
| Harbour Heights | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harbour Heights Park | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Harbour Heights sells for about $284K at the median
For households in Harbour Heights, the share who live in a home they own is 81%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harbour Heights. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Ancient siteWarm Mineral Springs
26 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter Estates
27 mi State parkCayo Costa State Park
26 mi State parkMyakka River State Park
38 mi BeachSiesta BeachPhoto credits
Warm Mineral Springs: Blas0082, Public domain · Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cayo Costa State Park: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_pauline/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Myakka River State Park: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Siesta Beach: 4net, CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Harbour Heights
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Harbour Heights; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Harbour Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
97% of working residents leave Harbour Heights for work
Where Harbour Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Harbour Heights
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Harbour Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,428 at the 2020 census, up from 2,987 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, included in the North Port-Bradenton, Florida Combined Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Area code
- 941
Questions about Harbour Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harbour Heights, FL a good place to live?
Harbour Heights grades D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns and #588 of 634 in Florida. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Harbour Heights, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $369,000, 2% 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 D.