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Vero Beach vs Stuart

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

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

Vero BeachA regional job hub
Work17,927 jobsbased in Vero Beach, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 68%of FL districts HealthHealthier than 65%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Vero Beach →
StuartHomes around $374K
Housing$374K typical home0% above the FL typical home Work29,251 jobsbased in Stuart, a regional job hub Schools#188 for schools in FLof 488 towns All about Stuart →
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.

Property tax bill+62%
Tax bills are bigger in Vero Beach
Vero Beach $3,350Stuart $2,063
Trails2.3×
Vero Beach has more miles of trail
Vero Beach 9.1 miStuart 3.9 mi
Rent+30%
Rent runs higher in Stuart
Stuart $1,586Vero Beach $1,221
Average commute6 min
Vero Beach has the shorter commute
Stuart 25 minVero Beach 18 min
Growth since 2010+4.2 pts
Stuart has grown faster since 2010
Stuart +11.7%Vero Beach +7.5%
Jobs per worker+51%
Stuart is more of a job hub
Stuart 4.18Vero Beach 2.76
★ 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.

Schools
B+Vero BeachBetter than 68% of districts in the state BStuartBetter than 58% of districts in the state
Health
B+Vero BeachHealthier than 65% of U.S. towns B−StuartHealthier than 50% of U.S. towns
16Vero Beach
5Stuart

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 635 towns #8#489 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 244 towns #61#227 Lowest property taxCost of living · 626 towns #450#234 Highest graduation rateSchools · 631 towns #38#212 Cheapest rentCost of living · 626 towns #121#291 Most conserved landOutdoors · 578 towns #160#300 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #22#172 Best schoolsSchools · 488 towns #298#188

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Vero Beach’s rankings →

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.

Vero Beach$2,160/mo
Typical home $362K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $1,221/mo · Housing →
Stuart$2,160/mo
Typical home $374K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,586/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
Vero BeachStuart
Snow a year0″0″
January low54°F56°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)365d365d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)97th89th
Outdoors & history
Vero BeachStuart
Trails9 mi4 mi
Conserved land6.9%2.9%
Settled1925—
National Register places144
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—24
Community
Vero BeachStuart
Library hours a week49 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.

Where they are

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Vero BeachFLStuartFL
Vero Beach ↔ Stuart33 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.

Vero BeachStuart
People
Population 17,042Lowest 18,520Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.5%Lowest FL: +14.6% +11.7%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 52.5±2.6Highest 23% above FL 48.6±5Lowest 14% 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 13.7%±2.6Lowest FL: 19.5% 17.4%±2.9Highest 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+ 28.9%±2.6Lowest FL: 21.3% 29.1%±3.1Highest 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+ 39.1%Highest FL: 34.1% 35.1%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±2.8Highest FL: 6.1% 5.2%±1.5Lowest 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 $69,758±$6kHighest 6% below FL $60,225±$8kLowest 19% 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 $391,900±$55kHighest 9% above FL $329,400±$33kLowest 8% below 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 $1,221±$82Lowest 27% below FL $1,586±$99Highest 5% below FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,350Highest 23% above FL $2,063Lowest 24% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.8%±10Lowest FL: 60.1% 69.3%±10.1Highest 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 16.1%Lowest FL: 12.6% 17.3%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64.4%Highest FL: 67.6% 58.9%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 12 yrs older than FL 1982Highest 6 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 34% below FL 25 minHighest 12% below FL
Work from home 15.7%±3.2Highest FL: 15.7% 12.4%±3.4Lowest 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 26%Highest 23.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.76Lowest 4.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Vero Beach South (5%)Port St. Lucie (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StuartFew work in Vero Beach
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.9%Highest 2.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.1 miHighest 3.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Lowest 24Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.5Lowest 84.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #298 of 488 in FL#188 of 488 in FL
School district INDIAN RIVERMARTIN
High school in town Vero Beach High SchoolMartin County High School
Students per teacherat that high school 23.4Highest 22.1Lowest
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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