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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

65

55th best value in Florida

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

Overall livability

59

74th 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 55th for value and 74th overall. For context, the typical Port St. Lucie home is about 38% below the statewide median of $397,000 and local household income is about 4% above the statewide median of $65,800.

Port St. Lucie at a glance

Median home price

$245,900

92nd in FL of 249

Median rent

$1,604/mo

Median household income

$68,600

Home price to income

3.6x

Unemployment

5.4%

145th in FL of 249

School rating

5/10

111th in FL of 249

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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. City rankings are within Florida only. Updated 2026.