Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Florida has a population of 7,224.
Good value, with catches elsewhere. With a C− overall, Fort Pierce North sits 439th of 634 in Florida. Nationally, it does better than 22% of U.S. towns. Where it falls short is health — residents are less healthy than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It lags on hazard risk as well: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Its strongest subject is cost of living: a typical home costs about $168K, 2.2 years of the Port St. Lucie metro’s $75K median household income. Add walkability to its strengths: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 68% of U.S. towns. Casa Caprona and Immokolee is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Fort Pierce North’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Fort Pierce North is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,417 in 1960, 6,904 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Fort Pierce North is unincorporated, so St. Lucie County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Fort Pierce North.
Fort Pierce North is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
Against the 2,455 U.S. towns with household incomes like Fort Pierce North’s, it is less healthy than 64%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Fort Pierce North: 37% of adults worry about having enough food, above both Florida’s towns (15%) and U.S. towns (14%). In Fort Pierce North, 19% of adults have diabetes. Against the Florida average, Fort Pierce North comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 23.
| Fort Pierce North | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 37% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Fort Pierce North | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.6% | 14.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 32.4% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to the St. Lucie school district. Enrollment at Fort Pierce North’s public school: 439 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances K. Sweet Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 439 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Since 2004, Fort Pierce North has seen 11 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected losses in Fort Pierce North break down as 79% from hurricanes and 15% from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 2,868 working residents takes 21.2 minutes, against 28 across Florida.
For residents in Fort Pierce North, the share who live below the poverty line is 24%. Its average commute stands at 21 minutes, below both the Florida town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Commuting out is the norm in the town: 2% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Fort Pierce (24%), Port St. Lucie (6%) and West Palm Beach (3%).
| Fort Pierce North | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 54.4°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.7°. The Ft Pierce weather station records that about 70 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 83% of Florida places with climate records.
Snow almost never falls. The January low here is 54°F.
| Fort Pierce North | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 54°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest park or preserve is Sheraton Scrub Preserve, at 62 acres. In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.8 miles of trail. Fort Pierce North’s trail network density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Fort Pierce North | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sheraton Scrub Preserve | 0.7 mi | 62 |
| 2. Roy and Janice McGriff Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 2.2 years of the Port St. Lucie metro’s $75K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 97% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
Among households locally, 56% are owner-occupiers. Fort Pierce North’s midpoint rent comes in at $921 a month. On the market here: a median 70 days to sell.
| Fort Pierce North | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $921 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Pierce North. Close and well known come first.
4 mi MuseumNational Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
11 mi Stadium & arenaFirst Data Field
9 mi GardenMcKee Botanical Garden
3 mi MuseumA. E. Backus Gallery & Museum
21 mi MuseumElliott Museum27K visitors a yearNational Navy UDT-SEAL Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · First Data Field: JoeCondon, Public domain · McKee Botanical Garden: Robert Lawton, CC BY 2.5 · A. E. Backus Gallery & Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elliott Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Pierce North
About 6 of every 100 Fort Pierce North residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
CDP in Florida, United States
Fort Pierce North is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,904. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with Fort Pierce North.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Pierce North | #439 | C− | B+ | — | B− | D |
| Fort Pierce | #581 | D− | C | — | B− | D |
| St. Lucie Village | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fort Pierce North and Fort Pierce report no FBI crime data of their own. St. Lucie Village isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fort Pierce North with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fort Pierce North grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #439 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $168,000, 55% below the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
