ZIP 34987
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 34987 is 17.8% below its high of $2,988 in September 2023, at $2,457 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 34987 changed -3.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 623 Florida ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
Rent has fallen 7 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($90,201) is $2,255 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($2,090); a 2-bedroom is $2,500.
5th cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in Port Saint Lucie.
ZIP 34986, 6 miles away, rents for 11% less ($2,179/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 34987. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 34987 (Port Saint Lucie, FL) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 43% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 34987 in Port Saint Lucie, FL has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 34987 in Port Saint Lucie, FL has shifted from $2,600 to $2,457, down 5.5% since 2023. Median household income climbed from $71,923 to $90,201 between 2021 and 2024, a 25.4% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 34987 in Port Saint Lucie, FL adding about 8,909 residents over the five-year window, up 69.5% on net. The renter share has eased from 23.9% to 18.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 38.3% to 43% across the same window. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 34987 in Port Saint Lucie, FL reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 34987 covers Port Saint Lucie, FL. The median rent here is $2,457/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $2,090/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,500/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($90,201/yr), ZIP 34987 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 3.5% over the past year.
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