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Jensen Beach is a big small town of 12,531 people in Martin County, Florida. It's about 9 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 102 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 $412k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,531people
$412kTypical home
$1,267/moRent
90° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,531
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,797 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Miami, FL
- 9 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $412k (≈$2,596/mo)
- Median rent $1,267/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 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
- Very low violent crime (166 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (698 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 17% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to VRB airport
- 40 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 535 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 114 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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