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Indian River Estates is a big small town of 7,685 people in St. Lucie County, Florida. It's about 8 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 93 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 $280k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,685people
$280kTypical home
$2,191/moRent
89° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,685
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,392 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Orlando, FL
- 8 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,768/mo)
- Median rent $2,191/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 124 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 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to VRB airport
- 48 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 494 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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