Okeechobee County, Florida
Okeechobee Real Estate and Local Guide
A rural county seat at the north end of Lake Okeechobee, long tied to cattle ranching, agriculture, and freshwater fishing. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Okeechobee best.
About the area
Living in Okeechobee, FL
Known as the "Speckled Perch Capital of the World," celebrated with an annual Speckled Perch Festival.
The housing market
Homes in Okeechobee
- About 66.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, typical of a small rural county seat.
- Roughly two-thirds of housing units, about 66.7%, are single-family detached homes.
- The median home value is about $187,400, well below Florida's coastal markets.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Okeechobee home
Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival
Annual multi-genre music festival that has drawn around 30,000 attendees
Lake Okeechobee
Florida's largest freshwater lake, bordering the city to the north
Battle of Okeechobee Historic State Park
145-acre Second Seminole War battlefield site with periodic reenactments
Lake Okeechobee shoreline
Known for bass and speckled perch fishing north of downtown
Neighborhoods
Okeechobee areas to know
Lakefront Estates
Planned community under construction on roughly 550 acres
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.