Port St. Lucie vs St. Petersburg
Port St. Lucie, FL compared with St. Petersburg, FL · 142 miles apart
Port St. Lucie has 268,062 residents to St. Petersburg’s 264,033. Port St. Lucie comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. St. Petersburg does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Port St. Lucie, FL | St. Petersburg, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 268,062 | 264,033 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,249 | 4,272 |
| Median household income | $80,648 | $75,192 |
| Median home value | $369,200 | $371,100 |
| Median rent | $1,937 | $1,663 |
| Homeownership | 84% | 62.8% |
| Average commute | 30.5 min | 25.6 min |
| Median age | 43.9 | 43.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 28.1% | 42.6% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment | 6% | 4.7% |
| Price to income | 4.6× | 4.9× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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