A town of 5,184. A typical home worth about $285K.
The 3 things LaBelle does most differently from other towns.
Where LaBelle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in LaBelle. Another town gets a different order.
The typical LaBelle home is worth about $285,000, down 4% in a year, 24% below the Florida typical home.
7.7 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Caloosahatchee Basin Water Storage Reservoir | 1.2 mi | 604 |
| 2. LaBelle Nature Park | 1 mi | 12 |
| 3. Hendry LaBelle Civic Park | 0.6 mi | 23 |
Most working residents leave LaBelle for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Myers (7%), Clewiston (2%) and Lehigh Acres (2%). Half commute less than 31 miles.
The public schools LaBelle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward A. Upthegrove Elementary | PK–5 | 552 | C+ |
| Labelle Elementary School | PK–5 | 446 | C |
| Hendry Virtual Instruction Program District Provided | K–5 | — | Not graded |
| County Wide Exceptional Student Education | PK–12 | 5 | Not graded |
| Mydistrict Virtual School | K–12 | — | Not graded |
| International Christian Academy of Labelle Private | PK–12 | 108 |
LaBelle beats the Florida average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | LaBelle | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.5% | 9.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 29.9% | 15.9% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
LaBelle has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 51°, and snow is almost unheard of.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
5 places in LaBelle on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Florida, United States
LaBelle is a city in and the county seat of Hendry County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,966 at the 2020 census, up from 4,640 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Clewiston, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA). It was named for Laura June Hendry and Carrie Belle Hendry, daughters of pioneer cattleman Francis Asbury Hendry. LaBelle hosts the annual Swamp Cabbage Festival, which is held in honor of the Florida state tree during the last full weekend of February.
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2 towns share a border with LaBelle.
