Indian River EstatesFL
In Florida, this town has 7,685 residents.
Is Indian River Estates a good place to live?
Indian River Estates’s weakest subject is health (C−): CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 79% of the country. It lags on hazard risk as well (D): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Homes run about $280K for a typical one, 3.8 times the Port St. Lucie metro’s $75K median household income. All told, that adds up to a D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 586th of 634 in Florida. 38% of the land here is conserved, above both Florida’s towns (3%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Savannas Preserve State Park, at 1,483 acres. Indian River Estates’ January low is 55°F, above both the Florida town median (51°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US · OpenStreetMap · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes Indian River Estates stand out
Where Indian River Estates beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
98% of working residents leave Indian River Estates for work
Where Indian River Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Indian River Estates grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Indian River Estates is from typical.
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Moving to Indian River Estates: who provides what
Indian River Estates is unincorporated, so St. Lucie County and regional agencies provide most services.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Indian River Estates.
Indian River Estates keeps more of its land conserved than most of Florida, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Fort Pierce and beyond.
Indian River Estates has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
Its 1,445 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 98% of Florida towns.
0.6 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails in Indian River Estates is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Savannas Preserve State Park | 0.4 mi | 1,483 |
| 2. Palm Lake Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Indian River Estates is hurricanes, at a very high overall level
FEMA puts 76% of Indian River Estates’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 17% to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Indian River Estates once, in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Indian River Estates’ grade for health is a C−
31% of Indian River Estates adults get no exercise outside work. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Indian River Estates is ahead of Florida on 1 and behind on 17. Among adults locally, 45% have high blood pressure and 17% have diabetes.
| Indian River Estates | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Indian River Estates | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 78.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 7.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For most of its workers, the job is outside Indian River Estates
Indian River Estates has 230 jobs for its 2,956 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Only 2% of working residents stay in Indian River Estates for work; the rest commute out. Among residents locally, 21% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Fort Pierce (21%), Port St. Lucie (11%) and Stuart (7%). Indian River Estates’ typical journey to work is 24 minutes.
| Indian River Estates | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 5% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Indian River Estates’ year
January nights average 54.7°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.9°. The Ft Pierce weather station, 7 miles away, 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 is almost unheard of. The typical July afternoon high for Indian River Estates comes to 90°F.
| Indian River Estates | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
A home in Indian River Estates sells for about $335K at the median
Homes sold in Indian River Estates spent a median 81 days on the market. For Indian River Estates, the rent at the middle of the market is $2,191 a month. In Indian River Estates, just over nine in ten households own their home.
| Indian River Estates | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,191 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 91% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Urca de Lima and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Indian River Estates. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumNational Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
7 mi Stadium & arenaFirst Data Field
12 mi MuseumElliott Museum27K visitors a year
14 mi MuseumHouse of Refuge at Gilbert's Bar
7 mi MuseumA. E. Backus Gallery & MuseumPhoto 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 · A. E. Backus Gallery & Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Indian River Estates
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Indian River Estates
About 5 of every 100 Indian River Estates residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Indian River Estates
CDP in Florida, United States
Indian River Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Indian River Estates had a population of 6,584. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 6.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
Indian River Estates’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Indian River Estates.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D−; Fort Pierce (D−) is closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian River Estates | #586 | D− | C | — | B− | C− |
| Fort Pierce | #581 | D− | C | — | B− | D |
| Port St. Lucie | #512 | D | D | — | B− | B |
| White City | #420 | C− | C− | — | B− | C+ |
Indian River Estates, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie and White City report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Indian River Estates with a neighbor →
Questions about Indian River Estates
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Indian River Estates, FL a good place to live?
Indian River Estates grades D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns and #586 of 634 in Florida. It grades C− for health and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Indian River Estates, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $280,000, 25% 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 C.