Metropolitan market · Florida · September 2026 data

What is the Port St. Lucie, FL real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Port St. Lucie, FL asks $429,000, down 0.8% year over year. Homes spend a median of 80 days on market, with 3,905 active listings and 19% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 31% of active listings, and inventory sits at 116% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Estimated gross rental yield on the median listing is 4.9%. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$429,000
▼ 0.8% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$241
1,783 sq ft median
Median days on market
80
September 2026
Active listings
3,905
For sale now
New listings
1,060
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
19%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
116%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
31%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$410,500
▲ 3.2% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
96.6%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
955
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Port St. Lucie, FL housing market doing right now?

The Port St. Lucie, FL housing market lists at a $429,000 median as of September 2026, down 0.8% year over year, with an 80-day median market time and 3,905 homes for sale (19% with a price cut). Active inventory is 116% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule. Gross rental yield is about 4.9%.

Port St. Lucie housing market statistics

The table summarizes Port St. Lucie's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Port St. Lucie.

Port St. Lucie, FL housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$429,000-0.8% YoY
Median price per sq ft$2411,783 sq ft median
Median days on market80-8% YoY
Active listings3,905-9% YoY
New listings this month1,060September 2026
Listings with a price cut19%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$410,500+3.2% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio96.6%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio31.3%1,224 pending
Inventory vs 2019116%Active listings vs same month in 2019
Gross rental yield4.9%2BR fair market rent

How have home prices changed in Port St. Lucie?

Port St. Lucie home prices are down 0.8% year over year and -0.2% month over month as of September 2026, at a $429,000 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$449K$443K$437K$432K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Port St. Lucie FL · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$482K$433K$383K$334K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Port St. Lucie FL · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Port St. Lucie?

Port St. Lucie has 3,905 active listings, 1,060 new this month, 1,224 pending as of September 2026. About 19% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 116% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
3,905
New this month
1,060
Pending
1,224
Price-reduced
755

Is Port St. Lucie a good real estate investment?

Port St. Lucie scores 45/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #559 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
45/100
#559 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-1.4%
Flat · model output, not advice
Price volatility
High
σ 13.0% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
62
Value
17
Rental yield
80
Supply risk
72
Market heat
28

Port St. Lucie scores 45/100 on our composite Investor Score (#559 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 56% over five years and +134% over ten, leaving prices 93% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,757/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 4.9%; active inventory sits at 116% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 0.8% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Port St. Lucie ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Port St. Lucie?

A home at Port St. Lucie's $429,000 median listing runs about $2,348 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$2,120/mo
−$228/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$2,348/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$2,586/mo
+$237/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $429,000 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Port St. Lucie?

To buy Port St. Lucie’s $429,000 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $115,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($2,674/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.6× the area’s $72,506 median household income, so a typical Port St. Lucie household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Port St. Lucie, FL — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$429,000September 2026
Down payment (20%)$85,800Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$2,348/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.91% effective rate)$325/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$115,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$72,506Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Port St. Lucie housing market?

Longer-run demand in Port St. Lucie shows up in 4,852 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +11,502 residents; +0.5% job growth. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively High. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
4,852
▼ 13.4% vs 2024
9.6 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+11,502
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$939.5M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
+0.5%
▲ 177.8k nonfarm jobs · August 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively High
National hazard index · top hazard: Hurricane

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Port St. Lucie housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Port St. Lucie?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Port St. Lucie, FL is $429,000, down 0.8% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Port St. Lucie?
The median home listed in Port St. Lucie asks $429,000 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $2,348 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Port St. Lucie?
The median property in Port St. Lucie spends 80 days on the market, with 3,905 homes actively listed and 19% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Port St. Lucie?
With a median 80 days on market and 19% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 31% of active listings, Port St. Lucie reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Port St. Lucie a good place to invest in real estate?
Port St. Lucie scores 45/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #559 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Port St. Lucie?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Port St. Lucie and the wider Florida market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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