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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

$541

pricier each month than Nashville

Port St. Lucie costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the port st. lucie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,331/mo

30% more expensive than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Nashville

03after rent

$6,002/mo

$541 less than Nashville

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

04a house here

$397k

14% cheaper than Nashville

vs $461k in Nashville

05metro size

537k

vs 2.1M in Nashville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

246

pleasant days a year, in port st. lucie.

Nashville keeps to 173 pleasant days a year.

Nashville hosts Infinity× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

50/100

11% lower than Nashville

vs 56/100 in Nashville

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

·walk score®

10/100

90% lower than Nashville

vs 96/100 in Nashville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

51% fewer than Nashville

vs 47 nonstops in Nashville

04 · see also

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