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What Is It Like to Live in Port St. Lucie?

What it costs to live in Port St. Lucie, and how it compares with other Florida cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

54

106th best value in Florida

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Florida cities.

Overall livability

58

97th overall in Florida

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Port St. Lucie is home to about 202,177 people. A typical home runs $245,900 and a household earns around $68,600, a price-to-income ratio of 3.6. Among Florida's largest cities, it ranks 106th for value and 97th overall.

Port St. Lucie at a glance

Median home price

$245,900

137th in FL of 249

Median rent

$1,604/mo

Median household income

$68,600

Home price to income

3.6x

Unemployment

3.2%

51st in FL of 249

School rating

9/10

1st in FL of 249

Air quality (AQI)

35

249th in FL of 249

Walk score

35/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Florida only. Updated 2026.