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Rio is a small town of 1,232 people in Martin County, Florida. It's about 10 miles from Port St. Lucie, FL and 100 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $304k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,232people
$304kTypical home
$1,569/moRent
91° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,232
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,259 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Miami, FL
- 10 mi to Port St. Lucie, FL
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $304k (≈$1,916/mo)
- Median rent $1,569/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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 58
- 17% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to VRB airport
- 38 mi to DJT (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 119 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 567 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 123 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.