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Fort Pierce is a small city of 49,082 people in St. Lucie County, Florida. It's about 10 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 88 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $1k a month.
49,082people
$251kTypical home
$1,217/moRent
89° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 49,082
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,987 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Orlando, FL
- 10 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,582/mo)
- Median rent $1,217/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 73°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 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
- About average violent crime (419 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,556 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to VRB airport
- 54 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 464 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Lucie County: R+9 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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