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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

$560

more each month than Oklahoma City ran you

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

69% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$396/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City

vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City

03after rent

$6,002/mo

$560 less than Oklahoma City

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

04a house here

$397k

61% more expensive than Oklahoma City

vs $246k in Oklahoma City

05metro size

537k

vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

246

pleasant days a year, in port st. lucie.

Oklahoma City keeps to 191 pleasant days a year.

But the calendar thins out: Oklahoma City stays Infinity× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

50/100

11% higher than Oklahoma City

vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City

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

·walk score®

10/100

86% lower than Oklahoma City

vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

15% more than Oklahoma City

vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City

04 · see also

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