St. Lucie County, FL real estate

What the numbers say

St. Lucie County, FL real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in St. Lucie County listed for $415,000, down 0.6% from a year earlier. That is 1% above the Florida median of $409,950.

Homes spent a median of 79 days on the market, faster than 84 days a year ago. That makes St. Lucie County the #21 fastest-selling of 41 Florida counties we track.

Homeowners in St. Lucie County pay a median of $3,241 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $347,300, an effective rate of about 0.93%. The Florida average is 0.76%, which makes St. Lucie County the #65 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,585 a month, and $1,479 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 22 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $415,000 home here comes to about $2,758 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $118,000 a year (the median household here earns $71,457).