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Public schools that outperform most of Florida. With 13,817 residents, it is a town in Florida.
Hobe Sound ranks 395th of 634 in Florida, with a C overall. Nationally, it does better than 27% of U.S. towns. Cost of living is its weak spot (C−) — the typical home is worth about $504K, 6.8 years of the Port St. Lucie metro’s $75K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too (D): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Its strongest is schools: its schools outperform 70% of the state's. This Florida town is home to Hobe Sound Bible College. 34% of residents are 65 or older in the town, against 20% in Florida’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. 12% of the land in Hobe Sound is conserved, above both Florida’s towns (3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US.
Where Hobe Sound beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hobe Sound Elementary School | PK–5 | 464 |
| Banner Lake Academy | K–3 | 56 |
| The Pine School | K–12 | 470 |
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Hobe Sound Bible College | 108 |
11,521 counted in 2010 and 13,163 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Hobe Sound is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 11,376 in 2000, 13,163 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Hobe Sound is unincorporated, so Martin 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 Hobe Sound.
Hobe Sound is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
Paid flood insurance claims in Hobe Sound since 1984: 41. 77% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 15%. Federal aid has come to Hobe Sound households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Martin school district. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. 464 students attend Hobe Sound’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobe Sound Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 464 | B− |
| The Pine School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 470 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Across 5 parks and preserves: 4.4 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem, at 415 acres. For Hobe Sound, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jonathan Dickinson State Park | 0.9 mi | 18 |
| 2. Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem | — | 415 |
| 3. South County Ball Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 6.8 years of the Port St. Lucie metro’s $75K median household income, the typical home (about $504K) costs more against local pay than in 81% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
Homes sold in Hobe Sound spent a median 83 days on the market. Zillow values the typical Hobe Sound home at about $504,000, up 0.6% in a year, 34% above the Florida typical home. Its going rate for rent stands at $1,129 a month.
| Hobe Sound | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,129 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here grew from 2,165 in 2013 to 2,893.
In Hobe Sound, the typical journey to work is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Hobe Sound has added 728 jobs, to 2,893 in 2023. 16% of Hobe Sound residents live below the poverty line. The median commute is under 17 miles.
| Hobe Sound | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.1% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 30% of adults 25 and older, vs 34% across Florida. People 65 and older are 34% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (21% statewide). For Hobe Sound, the median age is 57 years.
| Hobe Sound | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 34% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 57 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Hobe Sound | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.8% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.7% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.5% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.7% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.1% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 28% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.8% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
January nights average 56°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.2°.
Hobe Sound’s peak summer temperature comes in at 90°F. It almost never snows.
| Hobe Sound | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 56°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,644 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hobe Sound’s, it is healthier than 77%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
CDC measures, 31 in all: Hobe Sound beats Florida on 10 and trails on 6. In Hobe Sound, 14% of adults binge drink. Two figures for adults locally: 28% have obesity, 15% have diabetes.
| Hobe Sound | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Hobe Sound | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.5% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.8% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hobe Sound. Close and well known come first.
26 mi MuseumFlagler Museum27 mi Zoo & aquariumLion Country Safari
31 mi MuseumNational Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
24 mi Stadium & arenaFirst Data Field
26 mi MuseumNorton Museum of ArtFlagler Museum: Roger Wollstadt from Sarasota, Florida, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · First Data Field: JoeCondon, Public domain · Norton Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hobe Sound
About 2 of every 100 Hobe Sound residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Hobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States, located along Florida's Treasure Coast. The population was 13,163 at the 2020 census, up from 11,521 in 2010.
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One town shares a border with Hobe Sound.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobe Sound | #395 | C | C− | — | B+ | B− |
| Jupiter Island | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hobe Sound reports no FBI crime data of its own. Jupiter Island isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hobe Sound with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hobe Sound grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #395 of 634 in Florida. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
Hobe Sound has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Ted Cabot and John Snyder.
