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Port St. Lucie, FL cityscape

if you left hagerstown

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

$61

more each month than Hagerstown ran you

Barely costlier than Hagerstown. If Port St. Lucie pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
landable, recorded on the port st. lucie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,331/mo

47% more expensive than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$683/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown

vs 8.2% in Hagerstown

03after rent

$6,002/mo

$61 less than Hagerstown

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

04a house here

$397k

24% more expensive than Hagerstown

vs $321k in Hagerstown

05metro size

537k

vs 305k in Hagerstown

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

246

pleasant days a year, in port st. lucie.

Hagerstown only logs 160 pleasant days.

100% fewer events than Hagerstown. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

50/100

11% lower than Hagerstown

vs 56/100 in Hagerstown

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

·walk score®

10/100

89% lower than Hagerstown

vs 88/100 in Hagerstown

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

1050% more than Hagerstown

vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown

04 · see also

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