Port St. Lucie, FL vs Port Salerno, FL

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

MetricPort St. Lucie, FLPort Salerno, FL
Population232,49111,184
Median Household Income$80,648$67,436
Median Rent$1,937/mo$1,440/mo
Median Home Value$369,200$352,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.8%44.1%
Poverty Rate9.5%7.1%
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 min29.5 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher20.316.4
College Degree Rate28.1%31.5%
Foreign-Born %19.7%11.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+30.9%-4.6%

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.