Lakewood Park, FL vs Port St. Lucie, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricLakewood Park, FLPort St. Lucie, FL
Population13,866232,491
Median Household Income$64,023$80,648
Median Rent$1,206/mo$1,937/mo
Median Home Value$268,400$369,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.7%58.8%
Poverty Rate9.4%9.5%
Unemployment Rate4.6% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k373*128
Property Crime Rate /100k1,013*625
Median AQI3434
Good AQI Days /yr351351
Summer Highs90°F88°F
Winter Lows54°F59°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute33.8 min30.5 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—1.0 / 5
Students per Teacher—20.3
College Degree Rate18.8%28.1%
Foreign-Born %13.6%19.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.1%+30.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Lakewood Park (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.