Port Salerno, FL vs Port St. Lucie, FL

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

MetricPort Salerno, FLPort St. Lucie, FL
Population11,184232,491
Median Household Income$67,436$80,648
Median Rent$1,440/mo$1,937/mo
Median Home Value$352,600$369,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.1%58.8%
Poverty Rate7.1%9.5%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k147*128
Property Crime Rate /100k604*625
Median AQI4034
Good AQI Days /yr290351
Summer Highs90°F88°F
Winter Lows58°F59°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute29.5 min30.5 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—1.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.420.3
College Degree Rate31.5%28.1%
Foreign-Born %11.2%19.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-4.6%+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 Port Salerno (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.