Best PlacesFort Pierce South, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Pierce South, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fort Pierce South ranks 42,473rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Pierce South
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fort Pierce South's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Pierce South ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of towns
Where Fort Pierce South ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fort Pierce South
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fort Pierce South home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $55,007, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Fort Pierce South's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fort Pierce South
Fort Pierce South runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fort Pierce South.
Who works in Fort Pierce South, and how
Work in Fort Pierce South centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fort Pierce South
Fort Pierce South has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of towns. The coast is about 10 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Fort Pierce South and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fort Pierce South, month by month
Fort Pierce South sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 76, with lows near 51. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| April | 84° | 73° | 62° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 86° | 77° | 70° |
Flying in and out of Fort Pierce South
The nearest airport, Vero Beach Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Palm Beach International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Pierce South
Schools across Fort Pierce South average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Allapattah Flats K-8B · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southern Oaks Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Forest Grove Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Treasure Coast High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Pace Center For Girls Treasure CoastD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Pierce South school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Pierce South measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fort Pierce South against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Pierce South
Is Fort Pierce South a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Pierce South ranks 42,473rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on disaster risk and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Pierce South expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $297,434. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $55,007 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Fort Pierce South safe?
Fort Pierce South is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $343 per resident a year.
Compare Fort Pierce South with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Pierce South. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Pierce South represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fort Pierce South detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Pierce South: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Pierce South: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Pierce South: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Pierce South: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Pierce South detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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