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City · 7,923 residents · Hendry County, Florida

Port LaBelle , Florida

In Port LaBelle, a typical home is worth $230,400 and typical rent is $983 a month. Compared with all of Hendry County, typical household income is 33% higher, the typical home value is 5% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 10 points higher.

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  • Typical home value

    $230,400

    5% above the county

    36% below Florida

    • Port LaBelle
    • Hendry
    • Florida

  • Typical rent

    $983a month

    About the same as the county

    41% below Florida

    • Port LaBelle
    • Hendry
    • Florida

  • Typical household income

    $75,231a year

    33% above the county

    About the same as Florida

    • Port LaBelle
    • Hendry
    • Florida

  • Households that own their home

    84%

    10 points above the county

    16 points above Florida

    • Port LaBelle
    • Hendry
    • Florida

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Port LaBelle is in Hendry County. The FHA loan limit ($541,287 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Hendry County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

Only here

What sets Port LaBelle apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. Port LaBelle has the 20th lowest typical rent of the 471 cities in Florida with more than 5,000 people ($983).

  2. The typical household income in Port LaBelle is $75,231, 33% more than in Hendry County as a whole ($56,393).

  3. 84% of households in Port LaBelle own their home, against 74% in Hendry County.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

The homes here

Housing in Port LaBelle

What homes there are in Port LaBelle, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

Detached houses, standing on their own, make up 85% of homes here, against 58% in Hendry County.

Year built

The typical home in Port LaBelle was built in 2002, 11 years after the typical one in Hendry County.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

With a mortgage

$1,405 a month

Hendry County: $1,408 a month

Without a mortgage

$458 a month

Hendry County: $483 a month

Owners with a mortgage

72%

Hendry County: 45%

Owning costs about the same in Port LaBelle as in Hendry County: with a mortgage, $1,405 a month; without one, $458.

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

The Census does not compare Port LaBelle with 2015–2019 because its boundaries changed. In Hendry County, over that time, the typical home value rose 132%.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasurePort LaBelleHendry CountyFloridaUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimateUnreliable estimate7.6%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimateUnreliable estimate1.4%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate4.2%3.3%3.4%
People per household 2.882.832.512.53
Drive alone 75%68%70%69%
Carpool Unreliable estimate19%9%9%
Public transit Unreliable estimateUnreliable estimate1%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimateUnreliable estimate2%3%
Work from home Unreliable estimate7%16%15%
Other means Unreliable estimateUnreliable estimate2%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

By size, households in Port LaBelle look like those in Hendry County: 2.88 people on average.

To get to work, 75% of workers in Port LaBelle drive alone; in Hendry County, 68%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Port LaBelle?

A typical home is tight for the typical income

We start with a typical home in Port LaBelle, worth $230,400, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 30% of the typical household income in Port LaBelle, which is $75,231 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $81,485 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Hendry County.

Your numbers

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Starts at the typical home value in Port LaBelle. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $8,064 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$1,901

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$226,227
Total interest
$325,487
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $3,891 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $1,755 a month

  • Tight

    $1,755 to $2,257 a month

    Your payment · 30%

  • Hard

    more than $2,257 a month

Compared with the typical household income in Port LaBelle ($75,231 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$1,901
Principal & interest$1,533
Property tax$171
Home insurance$96
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$102

You need at least $8,064 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Port LaBelle and Hendry County

Port LaBelle is in Hendry County, Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Port LaBelle's own numbers

Typical home value
$230,400
Typical monthly rent
$983
Typical yearly household income
$75,231
Households that own their home
84%
Effective property tax rate
0.89%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Hendry County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$541,287
Conventional limit, one unit
$832,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,144
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+70%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
8.7%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Hendry County.

Everything about Hendry County

Buying

Buying a home in Port LaBelle

A typical home in Port LaBelle is worth $230,400: 5% above the county and 36% below Florida. With the typical household income in Port LaBelle ($75,231 a year), a typical home costs 3.1 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Port LaBelle 3.1 years
  • Hendry 3.9 years
  • Florida 4.8 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Hendry County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Hendry County rose 162% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Hendry County.

Period County Florida U.S.
Last year (2025) +5.1% −0.5% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +70% +60% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +162% +127% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Port LaBelle next to Hendry County, Florida and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Port LaBelle $230,400
  • Hendry $219,200
  • Florida $359,000
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Port LaBelle $983
  • Hendry $1,003
  • Florida $1,669
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Port LaBelle $75,231
  • Hendry $56,393
  • Florida $74,568
  • United States $80,734
See the full table
Port LaBelle next to Hendry County and Florida
Measure Port LaBelle Hendry County Florida U.S.
Typical home value $230,400 $219,200 $359,000 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $983 $1,003 $1,669 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $75,231 $56,393 $74,568 $80,734
Households that own their home 84% 74% 68% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $2,062 $1,756 $2,730 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 0.89% 0.8% 0.76% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 52% 60% 60% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Hendry County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Port LaBelle

For a typical $230,400 home in Port LaBelle, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Port LaBelle's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $1,901a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $8,064
    Cash to close
    $14,976
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $102

  • Conventional, 5% down $1,859a month

    Down payment
    $11,520
    Cash to close
    $18,432
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $109

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $1,516a month

    Down payment
    $46,080
    Cash to close
    $52,992
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $1,729a month

    Down payment
    $34,560
    Cash to close
    $41,472
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Port LaBelle and for Hendry County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Port LaBelle

0.89%of the home’s value each year

$2,062 a year for the typical owner in Port LaBelle.

  • Port LaBelle 0.89%
  • Hendry 0.8%
  • Florida 0.76%

What Florida publishes Homestead exemption (Florida Department of Revenue)

Exemptions and deadlines in Florida

Flood risk in Hendry County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Hendry County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
8.7%
1,301
Of those, with NFIP insurance
34%
County Florida U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 8.7% 13% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 34% 67% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Port LaBelle

Typical rent in Port LaBelle is $983 a month: about the same as the county. In Port LaBelle, 52% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Hendry County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($1,144 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $22.00 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Hendry County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $964 $18.54 $38,560
1 bedroom $970 $18.65 $38,800
2 bedrooms $1,144 $22.00 $45,760
3 bedrooms $1,411 $27.13 $56,440
4 bedrooms $1,688 $32.46 $67,520

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Port LaBelle

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Port LaBelle is in ZIP code 33935.

For 2 bedrooms it is $1,220: $76 more than the fair market rent for Hendry County ($1,144).

  • 33935 $1,220$1,490

1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Port LaBelle when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

Is your rent high for your ZIP?

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Port LaBelle

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

We found no HUD-approved agencies with an office in Hendry County. The nearest ones are below; many serve by phone or online.

A man smiles on a bench outside his apartment building.

HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Port LaBelle

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Port LaBelle or Hendry County. The ones below are statewide in Florida: they work in Port LaBelle the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in Florida

Housing counselors near Port LaBelle

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Port LaBelle, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Lee County Housing Development Corporation

    3677 Central Ave Ste F, Fort Myers · 31 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 8 more
    (239) 275-5105

  • Affordable Homeownership Foundation Inc

    5264 Clayton Ct Ste 1, Fort Myers · 33 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Mortgage delinquency workshops
    • and 11 more
    (239) 689-4944

  • Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties, Inc.

    12751 New Brittany Blvd Ste 100, Fort Myers · 34 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 7 more
    (239) 652-4663

All counseling agencies in Florida

Help in Spanish near Port LaBelle

1 of the 3 agencies on this list says it serves in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Port LaBelle

HUD’s record names them for Port LaBelle or Hendry County. They run public housing or Section 8 vouchers. Ask whether their waiting list is open.

All housing agencies in Florida Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Hendry County

These cities are also in Hendry County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Hendry County Housing in Florida

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Port LaBelle, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Hendry County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

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Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Port LaBelle.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Port LaBelle

Short answers with the numbers for Port LaBelle and all of Hendry County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Port LaBelle?

The typical home value in Port LaBelle is $230,400, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Hendry County it is $219,200.

How much does it cost to rent in Port LaBelle?

Typical rent in Port LaBelle is $983 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Hendry County is $1,144.

What is the FHA loan limit in Port LaBelle?

Port LaBelle uses the FHA limit for all of Hendry County (2026): $541,287 for a one-unit home and $1,041,125 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Port LaBelle?

The typical homeowner in Port LaBelle pays $2,062 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 0.89% of the home’s value; in Hendry County, the rate is 0.8%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Port LaBelle?

We found no HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Hendry County; the nearest ones are on this page. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).