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Hobe Sound is a big small town of 13,817 people in Martin County, Florida. It's about 21 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 90 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,817people
$395kTypical home
$1,129/moRent
90° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,817
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,944 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Miami, FL
- 21 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,489/mo)
- Median rent $1,129/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 74°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 76°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (112 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (698 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 15% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to DJT airport
- 27 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 136 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 780 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 178 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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