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Port St. Lucie is a mid-size city of 232,491 people in St. Lucie County, Florida. It's part of the Port St. Lucie, FL area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 73°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $369k and rent runs about $2k a month.
232,491people
$369kTypical home
$1,937/moRent
90° / 73°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 232,491
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,950 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Orlando, FL
- In the Port St. Lucie, FL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $369k (≈$2,328/mo)
- Median rent $1,937/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% 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
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (627 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to VRB airport
- 45 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 498 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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