Treasure Coast Home Values Dip in Most Cities, Surge on Jupiter Island

Home values have fallen over the past year in most cities across the Port St. Lucie metro area, though five-year gains remain substantial — and two communities bucked the trend entirely, according to Zillow data.

Port St. Lucie posted a typical home value of $381,910, down $15,091, or 3.8 percent, from a year earlier. Fort Pierce came in at $273,953, off $13,143, or 4.6 percent. Stuart dropped $22,899, or 5.8 percent, to $372,634. Jensen Beach saw the steepest percentage decline in the dataset, falling $30,319, or 6.9 percent, to a typical value of $410,459.

Despite the one-year softening, five-year appreciation across the region tells a different story. Palm City's typical home value of $604,319 reflects a $184,263 gain — up 43.9 percent — since 2018. Port St. Lucie's five-year gain stands at $112,715, a 41.9 percent increase. Even Fort Pierce, among the most affordable markets tracked, has climbed $80,784, or 41.8 percent, over five years.

Two communities are still seeing prices rise year over year. Sewalls Point posted a $10,549, or 0.8 percent, one-year gain, bringing its typical home value to $1,309,131 — and a five-year appreciation of $472,574, or 56.5 percent. Jupiter Island towers above every other market in the metro: its typical home value reached $9,744,943, up $862,322, or 9.7 percent, in a single year and up $3,759,950, or 62.8 percent, over five years According to available information,.

For buyers weighing affordability, Indiantown remains the lowest-priced community tracked at $263,197, though even that market has risen $47,111, or 21.8 percent, over five years.

Rising mortgage rates have cooled demand that peaked during the pandemic-era buying frenzy. The national typical home value stood at $361,371 in February, up just 0.4 percent year over year — putting Port St. Lucie's $381,910 slightly above the U.S. benchmark.

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