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Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford → Port St. Lucie

Relocation analysis based on 7 federal data sources

Should you move?

Moving from Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford to Port St. Lucie is neutral, depends on priorities: BEA regional price parity goes from 101.4 to 100.2 (US = 100), and HUD 2-bedroom rent falls by $215/mo.

-$3,374
BLS median salary lower in Port St. Lucie
210 to 210
violent crimes per 100K (FBI UCR, state-level)
17.8:1 to 17.8:1
NCES student-teacher ratio
$0
DOL infant care higher / yr in Port St. Lucie

BEA Regional Price Parity, HUD Fair Market Rent, BLS OEWS, FBI UCR, NCES, and DOL. The table below lets you override the composite with your own priorities.

Verdict
Neutral, depends on priorities
Cost Index: 101.4 → 100.2
Rent Delta: -$215/mo

Pros of Moving

  • + $215/mo cheaper rent (2BR)

Cons of Moving

  • - $3K lower median salary

Purchasing power stays near-even: BEA RPP moves only from 101.4 to 100.2 (ratio 0.99), inside a ±5% band. HUD 2BR Fair Market Rent drops $215/mo ($2,580/yr) from $1,972 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford to $1,757 in Port St. Lucie.

The seven-dimension ledger splits (2 destination wins · 1 origin wins); priorities decide this move. Port St. Lucie sits #306 of 387 metros on PlainRelocate livability (bottom third of the corpus). Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is #322/387 on the same ranking. Composite verdict: Neutral, depends on priorities. Override it with the dimension table below.

BLS OEWS median salary moves $3,374 lower ($65,387 → $62,013). Labor-market size: 1,382,410 tracked jobs at origin vs 160,790 at destination.

Both metros sit in Florida: state retirement score 62 (C, #23/51) - tax posture does not change with this move. Full state tax and healthcare sub-scores sit in the retirement desk below.

Dimension
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
Port St. Lucie
Winner
Cost of Living
RPP 101.4
RPP 100.2
Port St. Lucie
Rent (2BR)
$1,972/mo
$1,757/mo
Port St. Lucie
Wages
$65,387
$62,013
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
Crime
210 per 100K
210 per 100K
Tie
Schools
17.8:1
17.8:1
Tie
Childcare
$10,505/yr
$10,505/yr
Tie
Environment
2736 violations
2736 violations
Tie

State retirement friendliness

Primary-state scores from PlainRelocate's retirement registry (tax + healthcare + climate composite). Metro pairs use each metro's primary state abbreviation.

Origin state · Florida
62 C #23/51
Income tax
100
Property tax
67
Estate tax
100
Healthcare
12

Full retirement ranking · Source composite documented on methodology (Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides + federal healthcare/climate inputs).

Salary Adjustment Calculator

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Port St. Lucie metro profile · Livability rankings · Methodology

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA; retirement desk: Tax Foundation + AARP tax guides June 2026