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Okeechobee vs Parker

351 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.9× in Okeechobee) and property tax bill (+69% in Okeechobee).

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Okeechobee, FLHomes around $290KFlorida · 5,479 people
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Parker, FLHomes around $239KFlorida · 4,509 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Parker places higher on 12 of 20 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Okeechobee

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Okeechobee$1,710/mo
Typical home $290K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,061/mo · Housing →
Parker$1,340/mo
Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.41% · or rent about $1,338/mo · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Okeechobee and Parker.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
OkeechobeeParker
Snow a year0″0″
January low52°F43°F
July high92°F91°F
Growing season (days)355d301d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd92nd
Outdoors & history
OkeechobeeParker
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.6%2.7%
Settled18351830
National Register places2—
Community
OkeechobeeParker
Library hours a week40 hrs26 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

351 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Okeechobee ↔ Parker351 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

OkeechobeeParker
People
Population 5,479Highest 4,509Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.5%Highest FL: +14.6% -7.1%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 38.4±3.5 10% below FL 38.4±9.4 10% below FL
Kids under 18 24.1%±5Highest FL: 19.5% 20.5%±5.6Lowest FL: 19.5%
Okeechobee and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.2%±3.7Highest FL: 21.3% 18.9%±4.5Lowest FL: 21.3%
Okeechobee and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Lowest FL: 34.1% 23%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±3.1Highest FL: 6.1% 3.7%±2.1Lowest FL: 6.1%
Okeechobee and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $57,044±$7kLowest 24% below FL $69,657±$14kHighest 7% below FL
Parker and Okeechobee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $197,700±$23kLowest 45% below FL $224,200±$49kHighest 38% below FL
Parker and Okeechobee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,061±$97Lowest 36% below FL $1,338±$214Highest 20% below FL
Parker and Okeechobee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,564Highest 43% below FL $928Lowest 66% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.1%±17.1Lowest FL: 60.1% 57.4%±21Highest FL: 60.1%
Parker and Okeechobee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.8%Highest FL: 12.6% 6.8%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.1%Highest FL: 67.6% 54.1%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 7 yrs older than FL 1983Highest 5 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 9% below FL 24 minLowest 15% below FL
Work from home 2.8%±2.4Lowest FL: 15.7% 7.5%±5.6Highest FL: 15.7%
Parker and Okeechobee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 26.1%Highest 3.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 7.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.83Highest 0.48Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Port St. Lucie (3%)Panama City (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ParkerFew work in Okeechobee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 108Highest 84.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #364 of 488 in FL#456 of 488 in FL
School district OKEECHOBEEBAY
High school in town None in townNone in town
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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