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11,184people live here $67,436median household income▼ 16% below US $1,440median rent per monthNear US average $352,600median home valueNear US average

Port Salerno is an unincorporated community in Martin 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 Port Salerno

Port Salerno is an unincorporated community in Florida with air quality that stays clean most of the year and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Port Salerno deals with household incomes below the national average, commute times longer than most cities, a population that has been shrinking, and hot summers.

The good

Clean air
Average class sizes

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
Above-average commute times
Shrinking population
Hot summers
Very rainy — 63" of rain per year
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Port Salerno compares

Median household income

Port Salerno$67,436

Florida avg$74,568

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Port Salerno$1,440

Florida avg$1,669

US$1,413

Median home value

Port Salerno$352,600

Florida avg$359,000

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Port Salerno

Based on Port Salerno's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,880

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $57,600 a year
44% of Port Salerno renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$70,520

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $35,260
Homes cost 5.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,440/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,440 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $352,600. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $352,600 · 44% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.2% county unemployment

Unemployment in Martin County is 4.2%, 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.

Martin County (county-wide)

Safety

147 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Port Salerno doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Martin County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 604/100k · Policed by Martin County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 13% above US

30 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 29.5 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 8% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Carpool

11%

Work from home

7.5%

Other

1.7%

Walk

1.1%

Public transit

0.5%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 90°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 58°F. It's a wet climate overall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 13% below US

32% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 32% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Big Cypress National Preserve (98 miles away).

Bottom line

Port Salerno's strongest point is air quality that stays clean most of the year; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,440/mo) equals 26% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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