Hutchinson Island SouthFL
With 4,175 residents, it is a town in Florida.
Is Hutchinson Island South a good place to live?
Hutchinson Island South grades low on several counts. Where it falls short is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $407K, 5.5 years of the Port St. Lucie metro’s $75K median household income. Overall, Hutchinson Island South earns a D, which places it 519th of 634 in Florida. On that grade it does better than 14% of U.S. towns. 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 best grade is for health (B+): residents are healthier than 72% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Only 50 of Florida’s 776 towns score lower on walkability. On the outdoors, just 52 of Florida’s 779 towns do better.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US.
What makes Hutchinson Island South stand out
Where Hutchinson Island South beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
How Hutchinson Island South grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Hutchinson Island South is from typical.
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Moving to Hutchinson Island South: who provides what
Hutchinson Island South 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hutchinson Island South.
Hutchinson Island South is a second-home town, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
The biggest natural risk in Hutchinson Island South is hurricanes, at a very high overall level
Flood insurance has paid out on 931 claims in Hutchinson Island South since 1984. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 80% come from hurricanes and 11% from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Florida and the rest of the country, fewer of Hutchinson Island South’s adults report frequent mental distress
Against the 10,071 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hutchinson Island South’s, it is healthier than 91%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
For adults in Hutchinson Island South, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 27%. 17% of Hutchinson Island South adults say their health is fair or poor, below both the Florida town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). Of 31 CDC measures, Hutchinson Island South beats the Florida average on 17 and trails it on 7. Also worth knowing: only 10 of the 636 Florida towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Hutchinson Island South.
| Hutchinson Island South | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hutchinson Island South | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 3.8% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 2.6% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 20.5% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and hot summers in Hutchinson Island South
January nights average 55°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90°. The Stuart weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 81 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 99% of Florida places with climate records.
Snow almost never falls. Rain and melted snow add up to about 57 inches a year locally.
| Hutchinson Island South | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 55°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Few of Hutchinson Island South’s working residents work in town
Hutchinson Island South has about as many jobs (1,341) as working residents, but only 79 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 1,812 in 2014 to 1,341.
The typical household income for Hutchinson Island South is $66,000, against $73,000 in Florida’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Most people who work leave Hutchinson Island South to do it: just 6% work in town. Since 2014, Hutchinson Island South has lost 471 jobs, to 1,341 in 2024. Among residents in the town, 7% live below the poverty line.
| Hutchinson Island South | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Hutchinson Island South keeps 2.7% of its land conserved
Trails total 1.2 miles in 1 park or preserve. The park or preserve spreads over 4 acres of Hutchinson Island South.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waveland Beach Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Hutchinson Island South sells for about $574K at the median
On the market in Hutchinson Island South: a median 100 days to sell. In Hutchinson Island South, nine in ten households own their home. Its midpoint rent is recorded as $1,408 a month.
| Hutchinson Island South | Typical Florida town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,408 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Urca de Lima and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hutchinson Island South. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MuseumNational Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
11 mi Stadium & arenaFirst Data Field
7 mi MuseumElliott Museum27K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumHouse of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar
23 mi GardenMcKee Botanical GardenPhoto credits
National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · First Data Field: JoeCondon, Public domain · Elliott Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · House of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McKee Botanical Garden: Robert Lawton, CC BY 2.5
Everything we know about Hutchinson Island South
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hutchinson Island South
About 1 of every 100 Hutchinson Island South residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Questions about Hutchinson Island South
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hutchinson Island South, FL a good place to live?
Hutchinson Island South grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #519 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Hutchinson Island South, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $407,000, 8% above 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 D.