ZIP Code 34953

In ZIP 34953, near Fort Pierce, homes carry a median value of $366,800 while households earn a median of $85,667 and per-capita income reaches $35,767. St. Lucie County's 0.93% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $3,411 annually on a median-priced home — about 4% of median household income, a share many buyers can absorb without straining. Sales tax adds 7.00% at checkout on most purchases. The gap between per-capita and household income hints at multi-earner homes, which helps explain how local buyers keep pace with values that have climbed well past what a single median salary alone would support.