Port St. Lucie, Florida
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Port St. Lucie.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Port St. Lucie compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 220,453City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $78,137Incorporated place (ACS)Near U.S. avg ($78,538)U.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 120ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)20% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $327,700City limits (ACS)8% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,781City limits (ACS)32% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 5.1%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 30 min20% above U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 2056% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 146.9annualized per 100k · citywide76% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 850.4annualized per 100k · citywide72% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 90°F3.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 54°F20.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 51.2 in56% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 23213% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Port St. Lucie with another city
Port St. Lucie (pop. 220,453) sits in Florida. Households here report a median income near $78,137; our housing-derived cost index is about 120 (above the national housing-cost baseline). Ownership is a high bar — typical values near $327,700 push many newcomers toward renting first.
Subtropical summers, hurricane planning, and no state income tax loom large. With about 51.2 inches of rain a year, wet-season drainage and mold checks are worth asking about. Commutes average near 30 minutes one-way, with walkability near 20/100. BLS LAUS puts recent unemployment around 5.1% for the surrounding county. Violent-offense rates near 146.9 per 100k compare favorably with many peer metros, though local blocks still differ.
Port St. Lucie is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Port St. Lucie with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Port St. Lucie city, 1600000US1258715)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN121110000000003 (St. Lucie County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00012895 FT PIERCE ST LUCIE CO INTL AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28