Martin County · Florida · South · 19k residents
Stuart, FL: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Stuart: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Florida median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,197/wk. Florida's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%. Commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,197/wk
Corporate income tax
5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
35.1%
Commercial electricity
11.0¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Stuart's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
89/100
Heating
Ranks Stuart's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $329,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $260 |
| Property tax rate | 0.8% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,505/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,640/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Corporate income tax | 5.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,197/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.1% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.0¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 46.0/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $128,510 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $82,090 |
| Wage: General manager | $94,910 |
| Wage: Customer service | $38,380 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $35,660 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $48,590 |
| Wage: Electrician | $58,540 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,020 |
| Cost of living index | 102 |
| Groceries index | 103 |
| Utilities | $180/mo |
| Transit pass | $65/mo |
| Gas price | $3.25/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $60,225 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 19k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 94/100 |
| Avg. commute | 28 min |
| Sunny days / year | 240 days |
| July high | 91°F |
| January low | 56°F |
| Annual snowfall | 0 in |
| Home price YoY | -4.2% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +3.5% |
| Rent MoM | +0.7% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +1.6% |
| Building permits YoY | +125.0% |
| Ocean coast | 18 mi |
| Big lake | 38 mi |
| Mountains | 546 mi |
| Major airport | 78 mi |
| Ski resort | 607 mi |
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- Is Stuart a good place to run a business?
- Florida's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,197/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Stuart, FL?
- Stuart indexes at 102 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,640/mo and a acs median home value of $329,400.
- How much does a house cost in Stuart?
- The acs median home value in Stuart is $329,400 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Stuart?
- A two-bedroom in Stuart rents for about $1,640/mo.