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Homes in North Port
North Port is a city of houses: of its 38,930 homes, 81% are detached, 9% are townhouses and other attached houses and 7% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of North Port is new: 70% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 13% before 1980. The median home dates from 2005. Owners live in 81% of homes.
In nearby Port Charlotte, 7 miles away, 41% of homes were built before 1980, so North Port's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, North Port's homes are newer than those in 90% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Shallow openings
70% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
87% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Whole-house orders
With 81% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 81% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
North Port weather and your shutters
At Myakka Rvr SP, FL (14 mi away), August averages a high of 92.5°F and January a low of 50°F. Average highs reach 85°F from April to October.
About 141 days a year reach 90°F, 3 nights fall to freezing and 56.3 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around June and least in November.
Among the Florida cities we have climate normals for, North Port has the most hot days.
That's more 90°F days than in 96% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 13 h 51 min on the longest day to 10 h 26 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 86° above the horizon in June and 40° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Myakka Rvr SP, FL (temperature) and North Port 1.6 Ene, FL (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74.5°F | 50°F | 2.5 in |
| Feb | 77.6°F | 52.4°F | 2.3 in |
| Mar | 80.7°F | 55.2°F | 2.9 in |
| Apr | 85.2°F | 59.8°F | 2.3 in |
| May | 89.8°F | 64.9°F | 5.4 in |
| Jun | 91.7°F | 70.7°F | 9.6 in |
| Jul | 92.3°F | 72.8°F | 8.1 in |
| Aug | 92.5°F | 73.6°F | 8.5 in |
| Sep | 90.7°F | 72.2°F | 8.5 in |
| Oct | 86.5°F | 66.1°F | 2.6 in |
| Nov | 80.8°F | 57.4°F | 1.3 in |
| Dec | 76.6°F | 53°F | 2.3 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 56.3 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Months of hard sun
With 141 days a year above 90°F, sun on the window is the main thing shutters do here. Closed louvers stop direct sun before it reaches the room; angled up, they still let light bounce off the ceiling. On south and west windows, white and light finishes stay cooler and show fading less than dark stains; keep stains for windows out of the afternoon sun.
Fitting them in North Port
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near North Port
- Port Charlotte 7 mi
- Sarasota 29 mi
- Cape Coral 31 mi
- Bradenton 38 mi
- Fort Myers 38 mi
- Lehigh Acres 46 mi
More about shutters in North Port
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using North Port’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.