Florida county guide
St. Lucie County real estate: closing costs, taxes and market data
What it costs to buy and sell a home in St. Lucie County, Florida, with the state's own formulas and the latest market figures.
Market snapshot
St. Lucie County, on Florida's Treasure Coast with Fort Pierce as its county seat, had an estimated 402,449 residents in 2025, and most of them live in Port St. Lucie. In September 2026 the median sale price across all home types was $384,140, down 1.5% from a year earlier. The average property tax rate levied by all taxing districts in the county was 21.8449 mills.
Median single-family sale price (September 2026)
$384,140
Population (2025)
402,449
County seat
Fort Pierce
Main cities: Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Village
Closing costs at common prices
| Sale price | Deed doc stamps | Owner's title policy | Note doc stamps + intangible tax (80% loan) | Est. yearly property tax (homestead) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | $1,750 | $1,325 | $1,100 | $4,369 |
| $385,000 | $2,695 | $2,000 | $1,694 | $7,318 |
| $500,000 | $3,500 | $2,575 | $2,200 |