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Lakewood Park.
Lakewood Park is an unincorporated community in St. Lucie County, FL. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Lakewood Park
Lakewood Park is an unincorporated community in Florida with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, and air quality that stays clean most of the year. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Lakewood Park deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, college degree attainment below the national average, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Clean air
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Above-average commute times
- Low college degree attainment
- High rent burden for renters
- Above-average rainfall
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
How Lakewood Park compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Lakewood Park
Based on Lakewood Park's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,412
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $48,240 a year
- 51% of Lakewood Park renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$53,680
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $26,840
- Homes cost 4.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 15% below US
$1,206/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,206 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $268,400. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $268,400 · 51% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.6% county unemployment
Unemployment in St. Lucie County is 4.6%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
St. Lucie County (county-wide)
Safety
373 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Lakewood Park doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs close to the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 1013/100k · Policed by St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 30% above US
34 min average commute
Traffic is a real factor here. The 33.8 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 8% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 54°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 48% below US
19% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.
Schools
0 public schools inside the boundary
No public school is located inside the boundary; students attend schools in the surrounding district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Canaveral National Seashore (88 miles away).
Bottom line
Lakewood Park's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,206/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.
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