Living in Indiantown, Florida: homes, schools and costs

The book's checklist

Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 0.2% above the U.S. average in the Port St. Lucie metro area.
More house for the moneyA typical home costs 3.7 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Indiantown itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
Schools in town2 public schools: 1 elementary and 1 middle. No public high school in town: the nearest is South Fork High School, about 15 miles away.
A hospital close byCleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, about 19 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
Within reach of a big cityMiami is about 89 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Indiantown meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024: $204,900U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then: Up 15%Martin County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities: $923 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income: $55,520U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them: 73%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill: $1,417 a yearFlorida: $2,730
Homes built before 1940: 2%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010: 2%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes: 9%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices: 100.2U.S. average = 100 (the Port St. Lucie metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 15% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Port St. Lucie metro area, not Indiantown alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate: 6,8262020: 6,560
Median age: 31 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older: 17%U.S.: 17%
Under 18: 28%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more: 10%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year: 1%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work: Construction (24%); retail (17%); schools, health care and social services (15%)
Average commute: 29 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home: 2%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line: 23%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital, Stuart, FL, about 19 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 3 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

2 public schools in Indiantown, run by Martin. The nearest public high school is South Fork High School, about 15 miles away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Florida's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet: 64%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription: 84%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low: 54°F
July average high: 90°F
Days 90°F or hotter: 86 a year
Nights at or below freezing: 1 a year
Rain and melted snow: 55.5 inches a year
Snow: 0 inches a year
Elevation: 39 feet

Weather stations: Port Salerno 5W (14 miles away) and Canal Pt Usda (15 miles away, rain and snow). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Cleveland Clinic Martin North HospitalEmergency room19

Port St. Lucie, FLCity of 268,00018

Miami, FLMetro of 6.4 million89

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital, Port St. Lucie, Miami.

Martin County is in a metro area of 250,000 to 1 million people (USDA rural-urban code 2, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

Big Cypress National Preserve59 miles

Read about Indiantown's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

North River Shores, FL3,600 people, 18 miles
Stuart, FL19,500 people, 18 miles
Jupiter Farms, FL12,900 people, 19 miles
Pahokee, FL5,800 people, 19 miles
Port Salerno, FL11,200 people, 20 miles
Jensen Beach, FL12,500 people, 21 miles

Smaller places

Canal Point, FL (unincorporated)207 people, 15 miles

Sources

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.