Port SalernoFL
Settled in 1959, this town now has 11,184 residents.
Is Port Salerno a good place to live?
Where it falls short is cost of living (C−): the typical home is worth about $353K, 4.7 years of the Port St. Lucie metro’s $75K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 90% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Its best grade is for health: it is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns. Add schools to its strengths: its schools outperform 70% of the state's. Overall, that makes a C+, better than 37% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 285th of 634 in Florida. Only 18 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Seabranch Preserve State Park, at 51 acres.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
What makes Port Salerno stand out
Where Port Salerno beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
96% of working residents leave Port Salerno for work
Where Port Salerno’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Port Salerno grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Port Salerno is from typical.
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Moving to Port Salerno: who provides what
Port Salerno 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Port Salerno.
Port Salerno is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has more than doubled its jobs in ten years.
Open space protected for good: 4.2% of Port Salerno
Port Salerno’s trail density comes in at 1.0 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 3.9 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves locally: 5, covering 112 acres.
| Port Salerno | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.2% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Seabranch Preserve State Park | 0.9 mi | 51 |
| 2. Twin Rivers | — | 23 |
| 3. Maggy's Hamock Park | — | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For schools, Port Salerno earns a B+
Its public schools are run by the Martin school district. One of its 5 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 4 public schools serve Port Salerno, with 1,565 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Salerno Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 730 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
The biggest natural risk in Port Salerno is hurricanes, at a very high overall level
Since 1984, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Port Salerno. Expected losses in Port Salerno break down as 77% from hurricanes and 16% from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Port Salerno’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 1,405 in 2013 to 2,985.
Most working residents leave Port Salerno for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Port Salerno grew to 2,985 in 2023, 1,580 more than in 2013. Among residents locally, 7.1% live below the poverty line. The mean commuting time for Port Salerno comes to 30 minutes, against 27 minutes in Florida’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Port Salerno | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.5% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For health, Port Salerno earns a B+
Against the 10,261 U.S. towns with household incomes like Port Salerno’s, it is healthier than 90%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income. Its widest gap with Florida is tooth loss: 6.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.7% statewide.
Among adults in Port Salerno, 15% report frequent mental distress, below both Florida’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (17%). For adults in the town, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 31%. The town beats the Florida average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. In Port Salerno, 27% of adults have obesity, and 17% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Port Salerno | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Port Salerno | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.4% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in Port Salerno brings mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 55.8°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90°.
The town’s January low stands at 56°F. Snow is a rarity.
| Port Salerno | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 56°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Port Salerno skews older than Florida
Nearly a third of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida. People 65 and older are 29% of residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (20% statewide). Also worth knowing: in Port Salerno, the midpoint age is 51.2 years.
| Port Salerno | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 51.2 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Port Salerno | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.2% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.8% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.9% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.2% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.5% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.1% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median home in Port Salerno sells for about $430K
The rent at the middle of the market for Port Salerno comes to $1,440 a month. In Port Salerno, 82% of households live in a home they own. Homes sold in Port Salerno spent a median 62 days on the market.
| Port Salerno | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,440 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lake Okeechobee and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Port Salerno. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi LakeLake Okeechobee26 mi Ancient siteUrca de Lima
31 mi MuseumFlagler Museum
25 mi MuseumNational Navy UDT-SEAL Museum31 mi Zoo & aquariumLion Country Safari
18 mi Stadium & arenaFirst Data FieldPhoto credits
Lake Okeechobee: NASA, Public domain · Flagler 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
Everything we know about Port Salerno
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Port Salerno
About 5 of every 100 Port Salerno residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Port Salerno
Town in Florida, United States
Port Salerno is a town in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,401 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- ZIP code
- 34992
- Area code
- 772
Questions about Port Salerno
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Port Salerno, FL a good place to live?
Port Salerno grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #285 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Port Salerno, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $353,000, 6% 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−.