City comparison
Burlington, VT is about 1,300 miles (2,000 km) from Port St. Lucie, FL in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,600 miles, or about 26 hours (about 3 days at 10 h/day) behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Burlington, VT to Port St. Lucie, FL takes about 2 h 30 min, covering roughly 1,300 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Port St. Lucie has a population of 210,520, vs 44,646 in Burlington — about 4.7× larger by population. By land area, Port St. Lucie covers about 120 sq mi vs 10 sq mi for Burlington.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Burlington | Port St. Lucie | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,540/mo | $1,684/mo | 9.4% higher in Port St. Lucie |
| Median home value | $383,300 | $292,900 | 30.9% higher in Burlington |
| Median household income | $64,931 | $75,040 | 15.6% higher in Port St. Lucie |
| Groceries index | 97.6 | 96.5 | 1.2% higher in Burlington |
| Utilities index | 123.2 | 87.7 | 40.4% higher in Burlington |
| Transportation index | 101.1 | 99.0 | 2.1% higher in Burlington |
| Healthcare index | 101.9 | 98.5 | 3.4% higher in Burlington |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Burlington, you'd need $100,029 in Port St. Lucie to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Burlington and Port St. Lucie have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. Housing costs are roughly 9% higher in Port St. Lucie than in Burlington. If you earn $80,000 in Burlington, you'd need about $80,023 in Port St. Lucie to keep the same standard of living.