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Fort Pierce North is a big small town of 7,224 people in St. Lucie County, Florida. It's about 14 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 85 miles from Orlando, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $921 a month.
7,224people
$168kTypical home
$921/moRent
90° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,224
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,705 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Orlando, FL
- 14 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,057/mo)
- Median rent $921/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 129 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
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (908 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to VRB airport
- 57 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 489 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 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