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City in Florida, United States

Port Saint Lucie

$380kMedian Home
View on Map· Pop. 211k· Elev. 16 ftWikipedia

Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. It is the most-populous municipality in the county and the sixth-most populous city in Florida, with a population of 204,851 at the 2020 census. It is located 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Orlando and 113 miles (182 km) north of Miami. It is a principal city in the Port St.Wikipedia

Motto: Heart of the Treasure Coast
About the RegionSoutheast

The Southeast has become the most active real estate market in the United States. Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Nashville's broader metro have all absorbed sustained in-migration driven by warmer weather, relatively lower housing costs than comparable Sun Belt metros, and — in Florida and Tennessee — no state income tax. The Research Triangle between Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill has emerged as a genuine rival to established tech corridors, anchored by Duke, UNC, and NC State.

The region's rapid growth has created real affordability pressure in cities that were bargains a decade ago. Asheville, Savannah, and coastal Florida markets have seen sharp appreciation, narrowing the cost advantage that drew transplants in the first place. Coastal areas across the Southeast also carry increasing flood and hurricane insurance costs as storm frequency and severity trends upward. Long, hot, and humid summers are a material lifestyle consideration — June through September in much of the region is genuinely intense.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median Rent
$380k
Median Home Price
Rent burden38% of income
Household Income
$75k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
7.1/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Demographics

Population211k
Altitude16 ftabove sea level
Median Age44 yrs
College Educated26%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home9%of workforce
Poverty Rate8%

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