Labelle, Florida.
Typical home $282,388 (-3.9% in a year), asking rent $1,965 . Clewiston, FL metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$860 (+138%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $11,403 -4%
- $293,791$282,388 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $59,268 +27%
- $223,120$282,388 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Labelle$1,482
- Florida$1,970
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 15 years.
Typical home values in Labelle, FL fell 3.9% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Labelle, Hendry County, Florida
Labelle is a city of 4,966 people in Hendry County. Half its households earn more than $53,309 a year and half less, against $56,393 across Hendry County; 17% of its people live below the poverty line. Unemployment in Hendry County was 5.7% in August 2026, and the county had 3.0% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Hendry County work in farming, then schools and health care.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Labelle is a small city in Hendry County where household incomes run a little below the county's, and a good share of residents live below the poverty line. Fewer adults hold a four-year degree than in many places, and commutes tend to be long, so many people spend a good part of the day getting to and from work. Winters are mild, with January the coolest month and daytime highs that stay comfortable, while summers are hot, with August the warmest.
Work. Farming is central to the local economy, and many residents work in farming, forestry and mining, alongside others in schools, hospitals and social care, the building trades and shops. Among the biggest workplaces in Labelle are Hendry Schools, D&K Harvesting and Everglades Harvesting. Unemployment in the county is a little higher than it was a year ago, though the county has added jobs over the past year.
Things to do. The closest outdoor option is Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, a park a short drive away. Farther afield, a longer drive brings you to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, a protected area, and to Fisheating Creek, a river. Those who like baseball can also make the longer trip to jetBlue Park at Fenway South, a stadium.
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- 1,727households
- 18%of adults have a degree
- 17%below the poverty line
- 35 mintypical commute
- 10%work from home
What people in Hendry County work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Hendry County had 12,747 jobs in 2025, 3.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 75° and lows near 49°; warmest in August, with highs near 92° and lows near 73°.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the La Belle weather station, 2 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Labelle
- Hendry SchoolsSchool district925FTE
- D&K HarvestingFarm labor contractors650
- Everglades HarvestingAgriculture production or harvesting crews643
- Florida Growers AssociationAgriculture production or harvesting crews171
- Gulf Citrus Harvesting & HaulingFarm labor contractors170
- Sodexo at Hendry County SchoolsFood service contractors110
- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.Supermarket90
- Vision Ace Hardware, LabelleHardware stores27
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 7 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,861 people in all. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- LightningVery high
- Inland floodingVery high
- HurricanesRelatively high
- WildfireRelatively moderate
- Strong windRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Labelle’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Hendry County and the Clewiston, FL metro.
Labelle home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Labelle$282,388
- Florida$375,361
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 5 Labelle listings — the market is cooling.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Labelle21.81%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Labelle184
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Labelle29
Zip codes with a Labelle address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Labelle — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.