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As one of the oldest communities on the east coast of Florida, Fort Pierce has borne witness to the changing tides of history - as well as the changing tides of the Atlantic Ocean - for over 104 years. The days of one-room log houses and quiet river commerce has given way to diverse possibilities as the city has grown to over 39,000 residents.
Located on the southern end of mainland
St. Lucie County, Port
St. Lucie is a recreation-rich paradise filled with pleasant pursuits
Ours is a diverse yet neighborly community, embracing both the richness of our heritage and the promise of the future in St. Lucie Downtown, within sight of the timeless waters of the Indian River Lagoon, affords our residents contemporary shopping, dining and a range of entertainment and activities
Modern educational and research facilities, like top-ranked Indian River Community College, the $6 million Smithsonian Institute Research Center, the Manatee Observation and Education Center and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, live in harmony with the completely renovated 1925 City Hall and the current restoration of the historic, 1,200 seat Sunrise Theatre, which will serve as a regional performing arts center.
The community's vision for the future captures our rich, colorful history and blends it - beautifully - into the spirit of modern life
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Vero Beach, Sebastian & Indian River County | | |
Money Magazine named Vero Beach one of the "Top Beach Towns" and Sebastian one of "The Best Places to Live on the Coast." |
Vero Beach was listed #7 of the best "emerging" areas according to the book Cities Ranked and Rated. Vero Beach was described as an "upscale beach community but with a high cost of living by Florida standards." |
Coastal Living Magazine's Senior Editor, Stu Millburg, calls Sebastian a distinctive place that is not 'generica places that look just like other places with the same stores and strip malls. "Sebastian was an old fishing village and it's moved away from that, but it still has that feel, that relaxing sense of life," Millburg said. |
Other accolades for Vero Beach includes a #1 rank as "the best small town in Florida and 12th in the nation" by America's Guide to Small Towns. The artistic side of Vero Beach gained the town recognition as one of the "top 10 art towns in the country."
Palm City compared to Florida state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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