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Palm City vs Stuart

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.2× in Stuart) and household income (2.1× in Palm City).

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Palm City, FLKnown for its schoolsFlorida · 26,371 people
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Stuart, FLHomes around $374KFlorida · 18,520 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,530 more a month in Palm City

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Palm City$3,690/mo
Typical home $622K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $2,013/mo · Housing →
Stuart$2,160/mo
Typical home $374K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,586/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,530 a month, about $18,400 a year, between Palm City and Stuart.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Palm City places higher on 11 of 20 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Where they are

Palm City and Stuart share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Palm CityStuartPalm CityStuart
Palm City ↔ Stuart3.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
2,043 Palm City residents work in Stuart (19.6% of its workers)
157 Stuart residents work in Palm City (2.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Palm City →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Palm CityStuart
Snow a year0″0″
January low56°F56°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd89th
Outdoors & history
Palm CityStuart
Trails3 mi4 mi
Conserved land2.7%2.9%
National Register places—4
Archive photos312
Famous people born here—24
Community
Palm CityStuart
Library hours a week36 hrs55 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Palm CityStuart
People
Population 26,371Highest 18,520Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +12%Highest FL: +14.6% +11.7%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 52.1±2.7Highest 22% above FL 48.6±5Lowest 14% above FL
Palm City and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.4%±2Highest FL: 19.5% 17.4%±2.9Lowest FL: 19.5%
Palm City and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.9%±2.1Lowest FL: 21.3% 29.1%±3.1Highest FL: 21.3%
Stuart and Palm City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.6%Highest FL: 34.1% 35.1%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±1.4Highest FL: 6.1% 5.2%±1.5Lowest FL: 6.1%
Palm City and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,820±$18kHighest 69% above FL $60,225±$8kLowest 19% below FL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $563,400±$32kHighest 57% above FL $329,400±$33kLowest 8% below FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,013±$270Highest 21% above FL $1,586±$99Lowest 5% below FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,643Highest 70% above FL $2,063Lowest 24% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.6%±10.5Lowest FL: 60.1% 69.3%±10.1Highest FL: 60.1%
Below poverty line 5.6%Lowest FL: 12.6% 17.3%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.7%Highest FL: 67.6% 58.9%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 5 yrs newer than FL 1982Lowest 6 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 14% above FL 25 minLowest 12% below FL
Work from home 24.7%±5Highest FL: 15.7% 12.4%±3.4Lowest FL: 15.7%
Work in townworking residents 9%Lowest 23.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 4.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Stuart (20%)Port St. Lucie (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 20% work in Stuart2% work in Palm City
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Lowest 2.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miLowest 3.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 24Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.0Lowest 84.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #15 of 488 in FL#188 of 488 in FL
School district MARTINMARTIN
High school in town None in townMartin County High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 22.1
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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