Port St. Lucie, FL vs Palm City, FL

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

MetricPort St. Lucie, FLPalm City, FL
Population232,49126,371
Median Household Income$80,648$125,820
Median Rent$1,937/mo$2,013/mo
Median Home Value$369,200$563,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.8%44.4%
Poverty Rate9.5%5.6%
Unemployment Rate4.3%4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k128147*
Property Crime Rate /100k625604*
Median AQI3440
Good AQI Days /yr351290
Summer Highs88°F90°F
Winter Lows59°F58°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute30.5 min31.8 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher20.317.1
College Degree Rate28.1%47.6%
Foreign-Born %19.7%7.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+30.9%+3.5%

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 Palm City (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.