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Country around Canal Point is a rural area of about 257 people in Martin County, Florida, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 85 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $432k and rent runs about $2k a month.
257people
$432kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
92° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
283Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 257 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Miami, FL
- 23 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $432k (≈$2,725/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 74°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (698 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 17% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to DJT airport
- 33 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 307 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Florida districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Martin County: R+31 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.