Port St. Lucie, FL vs Lakewood Park, FL

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

MetricPort St. Lucie, FLLakewood Park, FL
Population232,49113,866
Median Household Income$80,648$64,023
Median Rent$1,937/mo$1,206/mo
Median Home Value$369,200$268,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.8%50.7%
Poverty Rate9.5%9.4%
Unemployment Rate4.3%4.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k128373*
Property Crime Rate /100k6251,013*
Median AQI3434
Good AQI Days /yr351351
Summer Highs88°F90°F
Winter Lows59°F54°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute30.5 min33.8 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher20.3—
College Degree Rate28.1%18.8%
Foreign-Born %19.7%13.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+30.9%+0.1%

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.