City comparison
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 | New York | Port St. Lucie | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,684/mo | 1.8% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $292,900 | 149.9% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $75,040 | 2.1% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 98.7 | 4.6% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 94.8 | 55.5% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 100.5 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 94.8 | 5.5% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in New York, you'd need $98,254 in Port St. Lucie to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Port St. Lucie, FL is about 1.7% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 2% lower in Port St. Lucie than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $78,603 in Port St. Lucie to keep the same standard of living.