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Hutchinson Island South is a small town of 4,175 people in St. Lucie County, Florida. It's about 10 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 99 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 $407k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,175people
$407kTypical home
$1,408/moRent
89° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,175
- Part of a metro area
- About 970 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Orlando, FL
- 10 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,565/mo)
- Median rent $1,408/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 73°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
- 138 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
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (908 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 71
- 5% of households have kids
- 62% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to VRB airport
- 44 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 23% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation -10 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 451 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Florida districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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