Port St. Lucie ranked among the top 50 newest neighborhoods in the United States, according to a new RentCafe study.<\/p>\n
RentCafe<\/a>, an apartment search website, released a report of the newest neighborhoods in the United States. The agency analyzed data across 32,400 zip codes nationwide.<\/p>\n To qualify for the newest neighborhoods list, a zip code had to see at least a 51% increase in housing units between 2014 and 2023 and maintain an occupancy rate of 89.5% or higher.<\/p>\n The agency looked at the following criteria for its rankings:<\/p>\n Housing inventory in 2014<\/p>\n Housing inventory in 2023<\/p>\n Housing inventory % change<\/p>\n Why did Southern Grove, Port St. Lucie rank among the top newest neighborhoods?<\/p>\n The top 50 list includes four zip codes in Florida, with Port St. Lucie second highest after Ponte Vedra, which was ranked fifth nationally.<\/p>\n Housing inventory in 2014: 3,117<\/p>\n Housing inventory in 2023: 8,619<\/p>\n Housing inventory % change: 177%<\/p>\n Population in 2014: 6,297<\/p>\n Population in 2023: 17,911<\/p>\n Population % change: 184.4%<\/p>\n In 2014, the area counted roughly 3,100 homes and apartments, but by 2023 the number had grown to more than 8,600. Today, 90.8% of the housing units are occupied.<\/p>\n Top 20 newest neighborhoods in the United States<\/p>\n 3: Colorado Springs, Colorado (80927)<\/p>\n 6: Jersey City, New Jersey<\/p>\n 8: Colorado Springs, Colorado (80924)<\/p>\n 16: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<\/p>\n 19: Port St. Lucie, Florida<\/p>\n To see the full top 50 list go to: rentcafe.com<\/a><\/p>\n Olivia Franklin<\/a> is TCPalm\u2019s trending reporter. You can contact her at olivia.franklin@tcpalm.com, 317-627-8048 or follow her on X @Livvvvv_5<\/a>.<\/p>\n