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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

$335

pricier each month than Tampa

Port St. Lucie runs a little pricier than Tampa. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the port st. lucie entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,331/mo

17% more expensive than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Tampa

03after rent

$6,002/mo

$335 less than Tampa

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

04a house here

$397k

6% more expensive than Tampa

vs $374k in Tampa

05metro size

537k

vs 3.3M in Tampa

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

246

pleasant days a year, in port st. lucie.

Tampa barely cracks 243 pleasant ones.

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

50/100

19% lower than Tampa

vs 62/100 in Tampa

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

·walk score®

10/100

89% lower than Tampa

vs 92/100 in Tampa

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

23

66% fewer than Tampa

vs 68 nonstops in Tampa

04 · see also

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