with $100k coming in, swapping out of St. Louis
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 expensive each month than St. Louis
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
65% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,002/mo
$529 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$397k
44% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
537k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
246
pleasant days a year, in port st. lucie.
St. Louis only manages 174 of those.
100% fewer events than St. Louis. The pace eases up.
50/100
26% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, 13.4 mi.
10/100
89% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
23
62% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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