$100k a year, no longer in Lafayette
changea 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.
the verdict
more each month than Lafayette ran you
Port St. Lucie costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$2,331/mo
75% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,002/mo
$749 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$397k
98% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
537k
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
246
pleasant days a year, in port st. lucie.
Lafayette only manages 211 of those.
Lafayette hosts Infinity× more events.
50/100
16% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, 13.4 mi.
10/100
88% lower than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
23
667% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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