Best PlacesSouth Beach, Fort Pierce, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Beach, Fort Pierce, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Beach, Fort Pierce ranks 3,132nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Beach, Fort Pierce
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.
South Beach, Fort Pierce's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Beach, Fort Pierce ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where South Beach, Fort Pierce ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Beach, Fort Pierce
A household needs to earn about $180,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Beach, Fort Pierce home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $127,966, 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 South Beach, Fort Pierce's effective rate of 0.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Beach, Fort Pierce
South Beach, Fort Pierce runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Beach, Fort Pierce.
Who works in South Beach, Fort Pierce, and how
Work in South Beach, Fort Pierce centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in South Beach, Fort Pierce
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across South Beach, Fort Pierce, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South Beach, Fort Pierce, month by month
South Beach, Fort Pierce sees roughly 107 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 South Beach, Fort Pierce
The nearest airport, Vero Beach Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Palm Beach International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Beach, Fort Pierce
Schools across South Beach, Fort Pierce average a B, better than 70% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Beachland Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Allapattah Flats K-8B · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gifford Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Southern Oaks Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Treasure Coast High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- St. Lucie West Centennial HighB · 46% proficient
- Vero Beach High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Beach, Fort Pierce school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Beach, Fort Pierce 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 South Beach, Fort Pierce against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South Beach, Fort Pierce
Is South Beach, Fort Pierce a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Beach, Fort Pierce ranks 3,132nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, quiet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on disaster risk and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Beach, Fort Pierce expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $678,181. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $127,966 median income, cost of living beats 91% of neighborhoods.
Is South Beach, Fort Pierce safe?
Yes, South Beach, Fort Pierce is safer than 65% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
Compare South Beach, Fort Pierce with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Beach, Fort Pierce. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Beach, Fort Pierce 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.
South Beach, Fort Pierce detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Beach, Fort Pierce: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Beach, Fort Pierce: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Beach, Fort Pierce: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Beach, Fort Pierce: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Beach, Fort Pierce 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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