Livability Score

68
/100
i The AreaVibes Livability Score evaluates 9 different categories and creates an overall score out of 100. The higher the score, the better the area.

amenities F

There are not many amenities close to this location.
Coffee (2) F
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
1971 Roasters
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (3) F
Superplay USA
Bowling Alley
AMC St. Lucie West 14
Cinema
Clover Park - Saint Lucie Mets
Stadium
Food and Drink (33) F
McDonald's
Fast Food
McDonald's
Fast Food
Burger King
Fast Food
Taco Bell
Fast Food
Wendy's
Fast Food
KFC
Fast Food
Bayshore Discount Beverage
Alcohol
McDonald's
Fast Food
Popeyes
Fast Food
Wendy's
Fast Food
Vine & Barley
Bar
Arby's
Fast Food
Taco Bell
Fast Food
BurgerFi
Fast Food
Burger King
Fast Food
Wendy's
Fast Food
Panera Bread
Fast Food
Five Guys
Fast Food
Moe's Southwest Grill
Fast Food
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Fast Food
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Peacock Liquor
Alcohol
McDonald's
Fast Food
Hurricane Grill
Bar
Fitness (5) F
Polelisthenic
Gym
LA Fitness
Gym
LA Fitness
Gym
Groceries (18) F
Bravo
Grocery Store
ALDI
Grocery Store
Winn-Dixie
Grocery Store
Walmart Supercenter
Grocery Store
Walmart Neighborhood Market
Grocery Store
Publix Supermarket
Grocery Store
Walmart Neighborhood Market
Grocery Store
ALDI
Grocery Store
Publix
Grocery Store
Walmart Supercenter
Grocery Store
Publix
Grocery Store
Bagel Bros.
Bakery
Publix
Grocery Store
Parks (50) F
Turtle Run Park
Park
macedo park bench
Park
Oak Hammock Park
Park
Jaycee Park
Park
Swan Park
Park
Gizibo
Park
Whispering Pines Park
Park
playground
Park
Party Area
Park
Whispering Pines Park
Park
Whitmore Park
Park
Fred Cook Park
Park
C-24 Canal Park
Park
Tradition Square Park
Park
Tradition Park
Park
Girl Scout Friendship Neighbourhood Park
Park
Sportsman's Park
Park
Sportsman's Park West
Park
Jessica Clinton Park
Park
Jessica Clinton Park
Park
Kiwanis Park
Park
North Fork Saint Lucie River Aquatic Preserve
Park
United States Submarine Veterans Park
Park
Shops (41) F
Milk N Things
Convenience Store
Circle K
Convenience Store
Food Mart
Convenience Store
Walmart
Department Store
RaceTrac
Convenience Store
T-Mobile
Electronics
7-Eleven
Convenience Store
The Home Depot
Home Improvement
The Home Depot
Home Improvement
Petco
Pets
Bealls
Department Store
Circle K
Convenience Store
Ross
Department Store
Lowe's
Home Improvement
Speedway
Convenience Store
Burlington
Department Store
Target
Department Store
Tj Max
Clothing
Family Dollar
Discount Store
Old Navy
Clothing
PetSmart
Pets
Bernadette & Company Hair Salon
Hairdresser
Wawa
Convenience Store
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commute F

Of all people who commute, 0.2% take public transportation in Port St. Lucie.
Public Transit Stops (91)
Stops & Stations
F
Port Saint Lucie Boulevard & Sansom Lane (West)
Bus Stop
Port Saint Lucie Boulevard & Sansom Lane (East)
Bus Stop
Gatlin Boulevard & Dakota Street
Bus Stop
Gatlin Boulevard & Savona Boulevard
Bus Stop
Port Saint Lucie Boulevard & Dalton Avenue (West)
Bus Stop
Port Saint Lucie Boulevard & Dalton Avenue (East)
Bus Stop
Port Saint Lucie Boulevard & Cameo Boulevard (West)
Bus Stop
Bravo Supermarket
Bus Stop
Port Saint Lucie Boulevard & Cameo Boulevard (East)
Bus Stop
CVS Pharmacy (Gatlin)
Bus Stop
Gatlin Boulevard & Import Drive
Bus Stop
Walmart at Gatlin Boulevard
Bus Stop
Victoria Square
Bus Stop
Wendy's
Bus Stop
Gatlin Boulevard & Fondura Road
Bus Stop
Gatlin Boulevard & Savage Boulevard
Bus Stop
FlixBus Port Saint Lucie
Bus Stop
Airoso Boulevard & Voltair Terrace (South)
Bus Stop
150 Chamber Court
Bus Stop
Airoso Boulevard & Voltair Terrace (North)
Bus Stop
Crosstown Parkway & Airoso Boulevard (South)
Bus Stop
Airoso Boulevard & Thornhill Drive (North)
Bus Stop
Airoso Boulevard & Thornhill Drive (South)
Bus Stop
Airoso Boluevard & Crosstown Parkway East
Bus Stop
Airoso Boulevard & Crosstown Parkway (North)
Bus Stop
Workers Taking Public Transit
0.2%
F
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cost of living A

The cost of living in Port St. Lucie is 108/100 - which is 10% higher than Florida.
Cost of Living
Goods & Services, Housing, etc.
C
Tax Rates
Income & Sales Tax
A+
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crime A+

Port St. Lucie crime rates are 878 per 100k, which is 52% lower than Florida
Property Crime
762 crimes per 100k
A+
Violent Crime
117 crimes per 100k
A+
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employment B-

The median income in Port St. Lucie is $62,380 - which is 28% higher than Florida.
Med. Household Income
$62,380
C-
Unemployment Rate
3.0%
B
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health D-

There are not many hospitals, police and fire stations,
Health & Safety (26)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc.
F
Fresenius Kidney Care
Doctor
Fort Pierce Fire / Rescue Station 10
Fire Station
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Walgreens
Pharmacy
Walgreens
Pharmacy
Walgreens
Pharmacy
Port Saint Lucie Police Department
Police
Walgreens
Pharmacy
Saint Lucie West Fire / Rescue Station 14
Fire Station
Doctor Solomon Urology
Doctor
Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital
Hospital
Publix
Pharmacy
Tradition Parkway Dental
Dentist
Air Quality
Median Air Quality
A+
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housing A+

Port St. Lucie home prices are $224,400 - which is 35% higher than Florida
Home Price
$224,400
A-
Home Appreciation Rate
33%
A+
Home Affordability
3.6x (home price to income ratio)
C+
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schools C

The Port St. Lucie graduation rate is 82% - which is 1% lower than Florida
School Test Scores
57%
D+
High School Grad. Rates
82%
C-
Elementary Schools (32) F
Oak Hammock K-8 School
St. Lucie West K-8 School
Dalton Learning Center Inc.
Bayshore Elementary School
Manatee Academy K-8
Sunlight Christian Academy
Kidzone Preschool Academy
Southeastern Military Academy
Mosaic Digital Academy Upper School (St. Lucie Virtual Franc
Windmill Point Elementary School
Mosaic Digital Academy Lower School
Ivy League Preschool Academy
Renaissance Charter School Of St. Lucie
Fau/Slcsd Palm Pointe Educational Research School @ Traditio
Somerset College Preparatory Academy
Grace Christian Academy
Northport K-8 School
Christ Lutheran School
Floresta Elementary School
West Gate K-8 School
High Schools (12) F
St. Lucie West Centennial High
Dalton Learning Center Inc.
Southeastern Military Academy
Mosaic Digital Academy Upper School (St. Lucie Virtual Franc
Acceleration Academy
Treasure Coast High School
Somerset College Preparatory Academy
Grace Christian Academy
Christ Lutheran School
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ratings C

Port St. Lucie has an overall rating of 63% from 42 reviews.
User Reviews (2)
From AreaVibes
D
User Surveys (40)
From AreaVibes
A
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  • Port St. Lucie has a Livability Score of 68/100, which is considered good
  • Port St. Lucie crime rates are 52% lower than the Florida average
  • Cost of living in Port St. Lucie is 10% higher than the Florida average
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Treasure Coast living 5 rating By Ocean ( Oct 17, 2024) Port St Lucie has grown but there are new attractions every year. I’d like to see less people moving here so we can catch up a little. Beautiful beaches on Hutchinson Island as well ...Read More Read Less
A great place for everyone 5 rating By Ocean ( Feb 23, 2024) We have lived here for 8 years and love it here. During COVID we had thousands move here and that has put a strain on the city.
The beaches are great and free parking. We are located just a few hours from Orlando, Miami and Tampa, that makes for great weekend getaways. For a bigg
...Read More er city experience West Palm is only 45 minutes away for those who want high end shopping and dining. We have several parks for walking, bicycling or hiking. Come down and visit then decide. Read Less
Port St. Lucie Use to be nice 1 rating By Anonymous ( May 24, 2019) Port St. Lucie use to be a nice place to live. It use to have affordable housing and a great community. People use to know each other and you couldn't go any where without running into someone you knew. The schools were nice and laid back with plenty of things for the kids to ...Read More do. These days it is a shadow of its former self.
A lot of things have changed in port st lucie over the course of the last 10 years. After the recession Port St. Lucie was gasping for its next breathe of fresh air. A town that had been founded for its retirement communities and family friendly environment was found to no longer have those people living there. They had all moved away or died. The people advertising Port St. Lucie however failed to see this and still kept on throwing that hook out there trying to find new victims. The thing is Port St. Lucie is no longer a retirement city or a family friendly city. It is just another heartless, hopeless, over marketed slum just like every city south of it in florida all the way down to the keys. It has been filled to the brim by greedy home builders and worthless politicians who do nothing but line their pockets with the money of lobbyists and developers.
Reasons why Port St. Lucie is like a dying beached whale are. For one the population in the city exploded so fast that the City planners and administrators couldn't keep up. When they should have been developing road systems and ways to relieve traffic they spent the money foolishly on other projects so now people drive 80 mph down the back roads and neighborhood streets where kids play in order to elude the traffic. There is no more sense of community because every one who lives there is either from South Florida bringing their ghetto mentality or some other state while the people who have lived there look on in disgust at what was once a nice area. There is nothing for anyone to do but go to the beach. So drugs are rampent and overdoses are common. So much so that the great city leaders and county leaders decided it was a good idea to let a multi million dollar drug rehab institute be built on one of the most pristine portions of beach that the county had to offer.
In all honesty Port St. Lucie is one step away from being the next garbage society associated with Southern Florida. People come here from all over the country and bring their trash with them and then they don't understand why the city they moved to goes down in the dumps. But hey if you moved here you are stuck here now. All those high paying gas station jobs and walmart are the best employers around here. Your money from selling your house somewhere else will run out and you will be stuck here just like everyone else. Read Less
Port St. Lucie, Florida - A Golfer's Paradise 4.5 rating By Anonymous ( Jul 07, 2010) The city of Port St. Lucie Florida is conveniently located in southern mainland region of St. Lucie County. Port St. Lucie is home to more than one hundred and fifty thousand people, thirty parks, and the New York Mets spring training camp. The biggest attraction in Port St. Luci ...Read More e is the world renowned PGA Village. Golf enthusiasts as well as professionals flock to the only public PGA-America owned center.

Upon moving to the west coast of Florida, the PGA Village was the first weekend vacation my parents partook. My mother was excited and impressed with the idea of golfing on a PGA course much less vacationing in a true PGA location. Golf Digest had this to say about the PGA Village, "Tom Fazio's Ryder and Wanamaker Courses provide distinctly different playing experiences, and the Pete Dye-designed Dye Course interweaves a slight British Isles feel into the beautiful Florida landscape." My mother even clipped the story! There are five courses to choose from and every one is challenging, my father proclaimed. Not one aspect of golf was excluded. Activities included clinics and lessons, golf pro shop, and a PGA school. The weekend was astounding. That Hilton Garden Inn offered a spectacular view, wonderful service, and golf fees were included in the cost.

Golf activist would certainly agree that the city of Port St. Lucie is a golfer's paradise! Read Less
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Port St. Lucie Use to be nice 1 rating By Anonymous ( May 24, 2019) Port St. Lucie use to be a nice place to live. It use to have affordable housing and a great community. People use to know each other and you couldn't go any where without running into someone you knew. The schools were nice and laid back with plenty of things for the kids to ...Read More do. These days it is a shadow of its former self.
A lot of things have changed in port st lucie over the course of the last 10 years. After the recession Port St. Lucie was gasping for its next breathe of fresh air. A town that had been founded for its retirement communities and family friendly environment was found to no longer have those people living there. They had all moved away or died. The people advertising Port St. Lucie however failed to see this and still kept on throwing that hook out there trying to find new victims. The thing is Port St. Lucie is no longer a retirement city or a family friendly city. It is just another heartless, hopeless, over marketed slum just like every city south of it in florida all the way down to the keys. It has been filled to the brim by greedy home builders and worthless politicians who do nothing but line their pockets with the money of lobbyists and developers.
Reasons why Port St. Lucie is like a dying beached whale are. For one the population in the city exploded so fast that the City planners and administrators couldn't keep up. When they should have been developing road systems and ways to relieve traffic they spent the money foolishly on other projects so now people drive 80 mph down the back roads and neighborhood streets where kids play in order to elude the traffic. There is no more sense of community because every one who lives there is either from South Florida bringing their ghetto mentality or some other state while the people who have lived there look on in disgust at what was once a nice area. There is nothing for anyone to do but go to the beach. So drugs are rampent and overdoses are common. So much so that the great city leaders and county leaders decided it was a good idea to let a multi million dollar drug rehab institute be built on one of the most pristine portions of beach that the county had to offer.
In all honesty Port St. Lucie is one step away from being the next garbage society associated with Southern Florida. People come here from all over the country and bring their trash with them and then they don't understand why the city they moved to goes down in the dumps. But hey if you moved here you are stuck here now. All those high paying gas station jobs and walmart are the best employers around here. Your money from selling your house somewhere else will run out and you will be stuck here just like everyone else. Read Less
Port St. Lucie, Florida - A Golfer's Paradise 4.5 rating By Anonymous ( Jul 07, 2010) The city of Port St. Lucie Florida is conveniently located in southern mainland region of St. Lucie County. Port St. Lucie is home to more than one hundred and fifty thousand people, thirty parks, and the New York Mets spring training camp. The biggest attraction in Port St. Luci ...Read More e is the world renowned PGA Village. Golf enthusiasts as well as professionals flock to the only public PGA-America owned center.

Upon moving to the west coast of Florida, the PGA Village was the first weekend vacation my parents partook. My mother was excited and impressed with the idea of golfing on a PGA course much less vacationing in a true PGA location. Golf Digest had this to say about the PGA Village, "Tom Fazio's Ryder and Wanamaker Courses provide distinctly different playing experiences, and the Pete Dye-designed Dye Course interweaves a slight British Isles feel into the beautiful Florida landscape." My mother even clipped the story! There are five courses to choose from and every one is challenging, my father proclaimed. Not one aspect of golf was excluded. Activities included clinics and lessons, golf pro shop, and a PGA school. The weekend was astounding. That Hilton Garden Inn offered a spectacular view, wonderful service, and golf fees were included in the cost.

Golf activist would certainly agree that the city of Port St. Lucie is a golfer's paradise! Read Less

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      Staying true to its motto, “A City for All Ages,” Port St. Lucie, Florida, is indeed a vibrant and diverse community. Being only two hours from Orlando, two hours from Miami and Fort Lauderdale, and three hours from Tampa also places it in the middle of many desired suburban locations and major attractions. It is a constantly-growing urban area but has not lost a feeling of the “real Florida" with its small-town atmosphere and avoidance of city traffic.

      Port St. Lucie is situated on the Atlantic coast in the heart of Florida's Treasure Coast, which is the name given to the coastal regions of St. Lucie, Martin, and Indian River counties. The name commemorates a Spanish Treasure Fleet that was lost in a 1715 hurricane.

      Incorporated in 1961, it has an area of 120.51 square miles, which is 118.89 square miles of land and 1.62 square miles of water. Residents and visitors can paddle the rivers, hike environmental preserves, ride horses on the beaches, and other outdoor activities. They can play championship golf or go to the Fort Pierce Jai-Alai, the "fastest game on Earth" at one of the few remaining Florida frontons.

      The Port St. Lucie Civic Center is an elegant facility with 100,000 square feet dedicated to the hosting of social, business, trade shows in the Ruby Conference Hall, conferences, meetings, various classes, and numerous recreation and sporting events. The beautifully-appointed Emerald Ballroom and the Plaza Boardwalk outdoor patio area, overlooking a pond and fountains, is an outstanding setting for a wedding ceremony and reception or a prom or any kind of special family or corporate gathering. There is also an Art Gallery, an outdoor Martin Health System Village Square and Stage, a gym, and racquetball courts. The Center even holds a summer camp for the children.

      The Treasure Coast Model Railroad Club opens on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM and on Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon so that the public can go back in time and marvel at the remarkable and lovingly-recreated workmanship of model railroad enthusiasts. There are various setups by the builders of model trains and miniature towns with old-time depots and advertising signs. Club members tell lots of stories and spend time with visitors. No admission is charged, but they do ask for donations.

      The JW Corbett Wildlife Management Area Trails near nearby Indiantown include the 1.2-mile Hungryland Slough Boardwalk and Trail where you explore the usually inaccessible cypress swamp. The trail begins in slash pine flatwoods. Along the boardwalk are a variety of trees and plants and 13 species of ferns. The Corbett portion is foot traffic only with no vehicles, bicycles, or horses allowed.

      F Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Port St. Lucie? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Turtle Run Park
      macedo park bench
      Oak Hammock Park
      Jaycee Park
      Swan Park
      Gizibo
      Whispering Pines Park
      playground

      Entertainment

      Superplay USA
      AMC St. Lucie West 14
      Clover Park - Saint Lucie Mets

      Food & Drink

      McDonald's
      McDonald's
      Burger King
      Taco Bell
      Wendy's
      KFC
      Bayshore Discount Beverage
      McDonald's

      B+ Commute

      Is public transit available in Port St. Lucie? Of all people who commute, 0.2% take public transportation in Port St. Lucie.
      Drive to Work
      81%

      5% higher than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      0%

      5% lower than the US average

      Walk to Work
      2%

      1% lower than the US average

      D Health & Safety

      Is Port St. Lucie a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are some hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Saint Lucie Medical Center
      Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital

      Pharmacies

      Walgreens
      Walgreens
      Walgreens
      Walgreens
      Publix
      CVS Pharmacy
      Walgreens

      Doctors

      Doctor Solomon Urology
      Diagnostic Radiology Center
      Fresenius Kidney Care