Owner-Occupied vs Investor Neighborhoods in Hendry County
Who owns a neighborhood tells you how it will behave: homesteaded blocks turn over slowly and vote for the HOA budget; investor-heavy ones rent, flip and swing with the market. Florida publishes the answer parcel by parcel on the county property appraiser’s roll, and this page rolls it up for every Hendry County community we track — the homestead share (owner-occupancy), the estimated non-owner-occupied share, out-of-state owners and LLC/trust ownership.
Across 16 Hendry County communities and 5,093 residential parcels on the 2025 Florida DOR roll, 26% of homes are homesteaded — the owner-occupancy proxy — and 74% are not; 13% are owned from out of state and 17% are held by an LLC, corporation or trust. Oak Haven Estates is the most owner-occupied community in the county at 74%; Banyan Village the most investor-held at 8% homesteaded.
Most owner-occupied communities in Hendry County
| Community | City | Homesteaded | Non-owner-occupied | Parcels | Built (median) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Haven Estates | Labelle | 74% | 26% | 35 | 2005 |
| Oak Haven | Labelle | 74% | 26% | 35 | 2005 |
| Caloosa Estates | Labelle | 74% | 26% | 73 | 1989 |
| Riverbend Estates | Labelle | 71% | 29% | 49 | 1991 |
| Flaghole | Clewiston | 62% | 38% | 69 | 1989 |
| Labelle Acres | Labelle | 57% | 42% | 266 | 1996 |
| Old Fort Denaud | Labelle | 53% | 47% | 34 | 2003 |
| Clewiston | Clewiston | 38% | 62% | 39 | 2012 |
| Tanglewood Oaks | Labelle | 30% | 70% | 108 | 2001 |
| Port Labelle | Labelle | 27% | 73% | 1,842 | 2019 |
| Wheelers | Labelle | 26% | 74% | 90 | 2022 |
| Belle Arbor | Labelle | 26% | 74% | 51 | 2024 |
| Labelle | Labelle | 24% | 76% | 313 | 2022 |
| Caloosa Cove | Labelle | 19% | 81% | 172 | 2001 |
| Montura Ranch Estates | Clewiston | 16% | 84% | 1,666 | 2005 |
| Banyan Village | Labelle | 8% | 92% | 251 | 2023 |
Most investor-held communities
Lowest homestead share — rentals, second homes and flips concentrate here.
| Community | City | Homesteaded | Non-owner-occupied | LLC / trust | Parcels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banyan Village | Labelle | 8% | 92% | 36% | 251 |
| Montura Ranch Estates | Clewiston | 16% | 84% | 6% | 1,666 |
| Caloosa Cove | Labelle | 19% | 81% | 58% | 172 |
| Labelle | Labelle | 24% | 76% | 30% | 313 |
| Belle Arbor | Labelle | 26% | 74% | 24% | 51 |
| Wheelers | Labelle | 26% | 74% | 10% | 90 |
| Port Labelle | Labelle | 27% | 73% | 21% | 1,842 |
| Tanglewood Oaks | Labelle | 30% | 70% | 37% | 108 |
| Clewiston | Clewiston | 38% | 62% | 54% | 39 |
| Old Fort Denaud | Labelle | 53% | 47% | 0% | 34 |
| Labelle Acres | Labelle | 57% | 42% | 6% | 266 |
| Flaghole | Clewiston | 62% | 38% | 7% | 69 |
| Riverbend Estates | Labelle | 71% | 29% | 10% | 49 |
| Caloosa Estates | Labelle | 74% | 26% | 0% | 73 |
| Oak Haven Estates | Labelle | 74% | 26% | 9% | 35 |
| Oak Haven | Labelle | 74% | 26% | 9% | 35 |
Most out-of-state owners
| Community | City | Out-of-state | Homesteaded | Parcels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Arbor | Labelle | 29% | 26% | 51 |
| Banyan Village | Labelle | 26% | 8% | 251 |
| Labelle | Labelle | 22% | 24% | 313 |
| Old Fort Denaud | Labelle | 21% | 53% | 34 |
| Port Labelle | Labelle | 18% | 27% | 1,842 |
| Wheelers | Labelle | 14% | 26% | 90 |
| Montura Ranch Estates | Clewiston | 10% | 16% | 1,666 |
| Caloosa Estates | Labelle | 6% | 74% | 73 |
| Tanglewood Oaks | Labelle | 5% | 30% | 108 |
| Riverbend Estates | Labelle | 4% | 71% | 49 |
| Caloosa Cove | Labelle | 3% | 19% | 172 |
| Labelle Acres | Labelle | 2% | 57% | 266 |
| Flaghole | Clewiston | 1% | 62% | 69 |
| Oak Haven Estates | Labelle | 0% | 74% | 35 |
| Oak Haven | Labelle | 0% | 74% | 35 |
Highest LLC, corporate or trust ownership
| Community | City | LLC / trust | Homesteaded | Parcels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caloosa Cove | Labelle | 58% | 19% | 172 |
| Clewiston | Clewiston | 54% | 38% | 39 |
| Tanglewood Oaks | Labelle | 37% | 30% | 108 |
| Banyan Village | Labelle | 36% | 8% | 251 |
| Labelle | Labelle | 30% | 24% | 313 |
| Belle Arbor | Labelle | 24% | 26% | 51 |
| Port Labelle | Labelle | 21% | 27% | 1,842 |
| Riverbend Estates | Labelle | 10% | 71% | 49 |
| Wheelers | Labelle | 10% | 26% | 90 |
| Oak Haven Estates | Labelle | 9% | 74% | 35 |
| Oak Haven | Labelle | 9% | 74% | 35 |
| Flaghole | Clewiston | 7% | 62% | 69 |
| Montura Ranch Estates | Clewiston | 6% | 16% | 1,666 |
| Labelle Acres | Labelle | 6% | 57% | 266 |
| Old Fort Denaud | Labelle | 0% | 53% | 34 |
How to read this
Homestead exemption is claimed by owners who live in the home as their primary residence, so the homestead share is a close proxy for owner-occupancy; the non-owner-occupied estimate is its complement adjusted for parcels that cannot claim it. Out-of-state and LLC/trust shares come from the owner mailing address and owner name on the roll. Communities are matched to parcels by subdivision and street; figures are for the parcels matched (n shown), not necessarily every home. Source: Florida Department of Revenue NAL assessment roll, 2025, compiled by Momentum Research, September 2026. Back to homes for sale in Hendry County.