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Stuart vs Vero Beach

33 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+62% in Vero Beach) and trails (2.3× in Vero Beach).

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Stuart, FLHomes around $374KFlorida · 18,520 people
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Vero Beach, FLA regional job hubFlorida · 17,042 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 · Report cards

Vero Beach places higher on 16 of 21 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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Stuart$2,160/mo
Typical home $374K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,586/mo · Housing →
Vero Beach$2,160/mo
Typical home $362K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,221/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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
StuartVero Beach
Snow a year0″0″
January low56°F54°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th97th
Outdoors & history
StuartVero Beach
Trails4 mi9 mi
Conserved land2.9%6.9%
Settled—1925
National Register places414
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here24—
Community
StuartVero Beach
Library hours a week55 hrs49 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.

Where they are

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Stuart ↔ Vero Beach33 miles apart
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.

StuartVero Beach
People
Population 18,520Highest 17,042Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.7%Highest FL: +14.6% +7.5%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 48.6±5Lowest 14% above FL 52.5±2.6Highest 23% above FL
Vero Beach and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.4%±2.9Highest FL: 19.5% 13.7%±2.6Lowest FL: 19.5%
Stuart and Vero Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.1%±3.1Highest FL: 21.3% 28.9%±2.6Lowest FL: 21.3%
Stuart and Vero Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.1%Lowest FL: 34.1% 39.1%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.2%±1.5Lowest FL: 6.1% 5.9%±2.8Highest FL: 6.1%
Vero Beach and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,225±$8kLowest 19% below FL $69,758±$6kHighest 6% below FL
Vero Beach and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $329,400±$33kLowest 8% below FL $391,900±$55kHighest 9% above FL
Vero Beach and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,586±$99Highest 5% below FL $1,221±$82Lowest 27% below FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,063Lowest 24% below FL $3,350Highest 23% above FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.3%±10.1Highest FL: 60.1% 54.8%±10Lowest FL: 60.1%
Stuart and Vero Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.3%Highest FL: 12.6% 16.1%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 58.9%Lowest FL: 67.6% 64.4%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 6 yrs older than FL 1976Lowest 12 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 12% below FL 18 minLowest 34% below FL
Work from home 12.4%±3.4Lowest FL: 15.7% 15.7%±3.2Highest FL: 15.7%
Vero Beach and Stuart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 23.8%Lowest 26%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.18Highest 2.76Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Port St. Lucie (5%)Vero Beach South (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Vero BeachFew work in Stuart
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.9%Lowest 6.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.9 miLowest 9.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 24Highest 15Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 84.1Highest 72.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #188 of 488 in FL#298 of 488 in FL
School district MARTININDIAN RIVER
High school in town Martin County High SchoolVero Beach High School
Students per teacherat that high school 22.1Lowest 23.4Highest
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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