Port St. Lucie: Population more than doubled since 2000 Budget hearing's big reveal: Growth is costing Treasure Coast taxpayers - a lot The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach MSA was the only ...

But residents say it's still much more affordable then other big cities. "Financially, it’s much less expensive living here than in New York,” said Charles Kamensky, a Port St. Lucie resident.