on $100k a year, leaving Kingsport

change
Port St. Lucie, FL cityscape

instead of kingsport

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

$948

more each month than Kingsport ran you

Port St. Lucie is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the port st. lucie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,331/mo

69% more expensive than Kingsport(vs $1,383/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Kingsport

03after rent

$6,002/mo

$948 less than Kingsport

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

04a house here

$397k

63% more expensive than Kingsport

vs $244k in Kingsport

05metro size

537k

vs 312k in Kingsport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

246

pleasant days a year, in port st. lucie.

Kingsport barely cracks 188 pleasant ones.

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

50/100

15% lower than Kingsport

vs 59/100 in Kingsport

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

·walk score®

10/100

86% lower than Kingsport

vs 74/100 in Kingsport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

475% more than Kingsport

vs 4 nonstops in Kingsport

04 · see also

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