Most of Florida's major metropolitan areas are less than two hours away by car. Home Sweet Home Location is one of the most important influences upon the price of real estate everywhere, and this axiom is also important in determining the pricing of Okeechobee County property, says the Okeechobee County Board of Realtors . Affordability is also an important characteristic of this housing market. It rains between 48 and 50 inches most years. The climate is warm and sunny almost all the time, however, because summer is the rainy season.
Showers arrive late in the afternoon, when the rain's cooling quality is greatly appreciated.
Job Market Dairy farms, citrus groves and vegetable crops dominate this county's agricultural endeavors. Okeechobee County is the state's leading milk producer, in fact. The major employer, however, is the Okeechobee County School District, which employs 834 people. Service and retail jobs increase when the population does. All you need is the name of your county and the names of the schools students from your neighborhood attend.