$100k salary, packing up from Clarksville

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Port St. Lucie, FL cityscape

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Port St. Lucie

fl · metro 537k

a dispatch from

port st. lucie

FL

27.29°N

80.35°W

Port St. Lucie is the New York Mets' spring training home, with golf courses, gated communities, and the slow Atlantic Coast pace that retirees love. It's one of the fastest-growing cities in the country in recent years. The Treasure Coast beaches are quieter and prettier than the bigger Florida metros. Suburban, sunny, and easy.

metro537k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$994

the monthly cost of moving past Clarksville

Port St. Lucie costs noticeably more than Clarksville. You'd be paying for Port St. Lucie itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the port st. lucie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,331/mo

74% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$6,002/mo

$994 less than Clarksville

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$397k

35% more expensive than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

537k

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

246

pleasant days a year, in port st. lucie.

Clarksville only manages 173 of those.

Noticeably quieter than Clarksville. About 100% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

50/100

2% lower than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

Closest outdoor draw: Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, 13.4 mi.

·walk score®

10/100

88% lower than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

51% fewer than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

neighbors of port st. lucie on the map of tradeoffs:

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