Stuart, FloridaNeighborhood Guide and Homes for Sale

17,425Residents, City of Stuart, 2020 Census
121Named communities
3Zip codes: 34994, 34996, 34997
1914Stuart incorporated
1876House of Refuge built on Hutchinson Island

Stuart is a city of 17,425 people (2020 Census) and the seat of Martin County, where the North and South Forks of the St. Lucie River meet and the river runs east to the Indian River Lagoon and the St. Lucie Inlet. We cover 108 named communities with Stuart addresses, each with its own guide, from Hutchinson Island condominiums and river homes with docks to club communities such as Sailfish Point and Mariner Sands; most of them, all of Hutchinson Island included, are in unincorporated Martin County rather than the city.

Overview

A River Town With an Inlet

Stuart is the seat of Martin County, on the St. Lucie River where its North and South Forks meet and the river runs east to the Indian River Lagoon and the St. Lucie Inlet.

Downtown sits on the south bank of the river, with the shops and restaurants of Osceola Street and Flagler Avenue, the Lyric Theatre and a boardwalk along the water. North across the Roosevelt Bridge are North River Shores and the river neighborhoods; east across the causeways are Sewall’s Point, which is its own town, and Hutchinson Island, with the beach, the Elliott Museum, the condominiums of Indian River Plantation and, at the southern tip, Sailfish Point. South of town, toward Port Salerno and the Manatee Pocket, are the club communities, Mariner Sands, Willoughby and Miles Grant among them, and newer neighborhoods such as Banyan Bay and Tres Belle.

One thing to know early: a Stuart mailing address does not mean the City of Stuart. The city itself is small, and most of the communities on this page, all of Hutchinson Island included, are in unincorporated Martin County. The difference shows up in the tax bill, the permits and which rules apply, and we confirm it parcel by parcel.

What we watch for buyers here: the association and club documents, the flood zone and elevation street by street, seawall and dock condition, the bridges between a dock and the inlet, and the condition and reserves of the older island condominium buildings. The community guides cover those one community at a time.

The Roosevelt Bridge over the St. Lucie River with Stuart behind it
The Roosevelt Bridge over the St. Lucie River at Stuart.

At a glance

Location
Martin County seat, on the Treasure Coast north of Palm Beach County
Water
The St. Lucie River and its forks, the Indian River Lagoon, the Manatee Pocket and the St. Lucie Inlet
Zip codes
34994, 34996 and 34997
Jurisdiction
City of Stuart; most Stuart addresses, including Hutchinson Island, Sailfish Point, Mariner Sands and Willoughby, are unincorporated Martin County; Sewall’s Point is its own town
Airports
Witham Field, the county’s general aviation airport, in town; President Donald J. Trump International (DJT) about 45 minutes south

121 named communities

Stuart Neighborhood Guides

We group the communities buyers ask about most by what they are, so you can compare like with like. Start with the featured communities, open A to Z for every Stuart community on record, or pick a type to narrow it down. Each card says whether the community is inside the City of Stuart or in unincorporated Martin County.

On the market now

Homes for Sale in Stuart

The newest Stuart listings across every price range, updated through the day from BeachesMLS.

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All listings featuring the BMLS logo are provided by BeachesMLS, Inc. This information is not verified for authenticity or accuracy and is not guaranteed. Copyright © 2026 BeachesMLS, Inc. IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers’ personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by BeachesMLS. Listings held by brokerage firms other than Douglas Elliman Real Estate are identified with the listing firm’s name on each listing’s detail page. Listing data last updated Friday, November 6th, 2026 at 04:16:28 AM.

Rent first, then buy

Short-Term Rentals in Stuart

Many of our buyers rent here before they buy. A month or a season in a furnished home is the easiest way to learn Stuart: the drive, the beach, the club, the quiet weeks in summer. When the right home comes up, you are already here to see it.

Leases of six months or less carry Florida sales tax and the county tourist development tax. For winter homes priced from $10,000 a month, see Luxury Rentals.

  • Furnished, by the monthHomes and condos with the rent quoted monthly, from a single month to a full winter season.
  • The rules come firstThe town, the association and the building each set a minimum lease, and some allow only a few leases a year. We read them with you before you commit, so the rental you love is one you can actually take.
  • Rent where you might buyTell us the neighborhoods on your list and we will look for rentals inside them, so your stay doubles as your search.

Closed sales, year over year

What Homes Sell for in Stuart

In the 12 months through October 2026, 1,140 homes in the City of Stuart MLS area sold at a median of $405,000, about $253 per square foot. Prices run from the low six figures for older inland condominiums to eight figures at Sailfish Point, so the median by community below says more than any single number. Right now 786 homes are for sale at a median asking price of $420,000, about 8.3 months of supply at the current pace.

Year over Year

Every Stuart home sale in the last twelve months against the twelve before, condos and houses together.

Last 12 monthsYear beforeChange
Homes sold1,1401,016+12%
Median sale price$405,000$405,000flat
Median price per sq ft$253$252flat
Middle 80% of sales$140,000 to $915,000$150,000 to $875,000
On the market now
Active listings786
Median asking price$420,000
Months of supply8.3

Closed sales: 12 months through October 2026, BeachesMLS closed sales in the MLS city, via IDX Broker; medians, so one unusual sale does not move them. On the market now: listing count live from the MLS feed; median asking price as of the last monthly update. Months of supply is active listings divided by the monthly sales pace.

Median Sale Price by Community

The 2 Stuart communities with at least ten sales in the last twelve months, highest median first.

CommunityHomes soldMedian pricePer sq ft
Sailfish Point30$3,650,000$919
Mariner Sands25$580,000$239

12 months through October 2026. Closed sales inside each community’s map boundary from BeachesMLS via IDX Broker; communities with at least 10 sales. † Boundary drawn approximately, so a few nearby sales may be included.

On the Market Now

Averages across every active Stuart listing on BeachesMLS: how many homes are for sale, the average asking price, size and price per square foot. Houses, condominiums and townhomes are counted together, so use the community guides for numbers by neighborhood.

Active listings update through the day from BeachesMLS
Porch of the 1875 House of Refuge at Gilbert’s Bar looking out to the Atlantic Ocean, Stuart FL
The 1875 House of Refuge at Gilbert’s Bar on Hutchinson Island. Photo: Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Beaches and the water

Stuart Beaches

Stuart’s ocean beaches are on Hutchinson Island, across the Indian River Lagoon from downtown. Stuart Beach and Bathtub Beach are Martin County parks with lifeguards on duty daily, and St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park, on the far side of the inlet, is reached only by boat. Martin County Ocean Rescue posts surf, flag and closure conditions for every guarded beach on its Safe Beach Day tool.

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Guarded beaches

4 places

Natural beaches and preserves

4 places

Homes on or near the ocean fall under Martin County’s sea turtle lighting rules during nesting season; we check fixtures and permits for any beachfront address.

Parks, museums and culture

Things to Do in Stuart

Downtown Stuart runs along the St. Lucie River, with the Riverwalk boardwalk, Flagler Park and Memorial Park, the 1926 Lyric Theatre and the Stuart Heritage Museum. On Hutchinson Island are the Elliott Museum, the House of Refuge at Gilbert’s Bar and Florida Oceanographic’s Coastal Center, and Halpatiokee Regional Park sits inside about 500 acres of preserve on the South Fork of the St. Lucie River.

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Downtown and the river

5 places

Museums and nature on Hutchinson Island

3 places

Parks, trails and paddling

6 places

On the water

Boating in Stuart

Stuart sits where the St. Lucie River meets the Indian River Lagoon, inside the St. Lucie Inlet, and at the east end of the Okeechobee Waterway, which crosses the state to Fort Myers. Public ramps are at Sandsprit Park on the Manatee Pocket and under the Stuart Causeway, with county mooring fields in the Manatee Pocket and Jensen Beach.

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On the water

6 places

Bridge clearance, slip depth and the run to the St. Lucie Inlet are things we check for any waterfront address.

Golf

Golf in Stuart

The county-owned Sailfish Sands Golf Course on SE St. Lucie Boulevard is open to the public, with an 18-hole course, a 9-hole course, a driving range and hitting bays. Most of Stuart’s other golf is in private clubs that tie membership to owning a home inside the gates; we confirm the terms for each.

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Public

2 places

Private clubs

5 places

Sports and recreation

Sports, Recreation and Community Programs

The City of Stuart runs its leagues and programs from Guy Davis Park, Sailfish Park and Veterans Park, with preschool sports, home school sports and fitness classes on the Riverwalk. Martin County lists the youth leagues countywide and runs the Aquatic Center at Sailfish Splash Waterpark and the courts and fields at Halpatiokee.

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City of Stuart

3 places

Martin County

5 places

Every year in Stuart

Stuart Events Calendar

The year in Stuart runs from the Stuart Boat Show in January and ArtsFest in Memorial Park in February to the Fourth of July fireworks downtown, the Stuart Air Show at Witham Field in November and the Christmas parade on East Ocean Boulevard in December, with a Sunday market and live music on the Riverwalk most weeks.

Coming Up in Stuart

Full calendar

Every Year

12 events
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Dates move from year to year; each link goes to the organizer’s current page. The city’s full list is on its calendar, and Martin County’s on Discover Martin.

Dining and shopping

Restaurants and Shopping in Stuart

Stuart’s restaurants cluster in historic downtown along Flagler Avenue, Osceola Street and the Riverwalk, in Port Salerno on the Manatee Pocket, where the fishing fleet supplies local seafood, and in downtown Jensen Beach, about 15 minutes north.

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Dining and shopping

6 places

Evenings

Nightlife and Live Music in Stuart

Evenings in Stuart center on downtown: restaurants along Flagler Avenue and Osceola Street, shows at the Lyric Theatre, live music on the Riverwalk Stage and concerts in Memorial Park, with Thursday nights in downtown Jensen Beach a short drive north.

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Evenings

6 places

Schools and education

Stuart Schools, Colleges and Career Training

Stuart’s public schools belong to the Martin County School District, which covers the whole county, with assignment set by home address. Stuart addresses are zoned among several elementary schools, Stuart, Murray and Anderson middle schools and Martin County, South Fork or Jensen Beach high schools. Indian River State College’s Chastain Campus on Salerno Road is in Stuart, with the Clark Advanced Learning Center charter high school on its grounds.

Public elementary schools

6 places

Assignments are by address and change, and neighboring Stuart addresses can be zoned to different schools; we confirm the zoned schools for any home with the district’s boundary maps.

Public middle and high schools

8 places
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Charter and private schools

5 places

Preschool and VPK

2 places

Colleges and universities

4 places

Career training

3 places

Libraries

3 places

Healthcare

Hospitals and Healthcare in Stuart

Stuart has two Cleveland Clinic hospitals, Martin North on SE Hospital Avenue near downtown and Martin South on SE Salerno Road, each with a 24-hour emergency department. Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital in Port St. Lucie is about 25 minutes north.

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Healthcare

4 places

Getting around

Getting Around Stuart

Stuart sits on I-95 (exits 101 Kanner Highway and 110 Martin Highway) and Florida’s Turnpike (exit 133). Witham Field, the county’s general aviation airport, is in the city, and the nearest commercial airport is President Donald J. Trump International in West Palm Beach, about 45 minutes south. A Brightline station is planned for downtown Stuart; until it opens, the nearest station is West Palm Beach.

Travel

5 places

City services

12 places

Inside city limits. Many Stuart-address homes, including North River Shores and the Port Salerno area, are in unincorporated Martin County and are served by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Martin County Fire Rescue and county utilities and solid waste instead; we confirm which applies for any address.

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New construction

New Developments Near Stuart

Pre-construction and new condominium and home projects close to Stuart, with deposit schedules, delivery dates and what is included. Every project page is written from the developer’s own documents.

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Where everything is

Stuart on the Map

Active listings across Stuart on a live map, from Hutchinson Island and the inlet west along the river to Kanner Highway and south to Port Salerno. Zoom in on a neighborhood to see what is for sale there.

Choosing between neighbors

Stuart, Jupiter Island or Jupiter

Last 12 monthsStuartJupiter IslandJupiter
Homes sold1,1404301,821
Median sale price$405,000$474,000$735,000
Median per sq ft$253$275$414

12 months through October 2026. BeachesMLS closed sales by MLS city, via IDX Broker; medians.

Stuart

History

A Short History of Stuart

Stuart grew up around the river, the inlet and the railroad. The waterways that drew the first settlers still shape where its neighborhoods are and how they are built.

  1. 1844

    The first recorded opening of the St. Lucie Inlet, cut by settlers who came under the Armed Occupation Act. It has been dredged and reshaped many times since.

  2. 1870

    Settlement began along the St. Lucie River, on the land that became Stuart.

  3. 1876

    The House of Refuge at Gilbert’s Bar was built on Hutchinson Island to shelter shipwrecked sailors; its first keeper was appointed on December 1, 1876.

  4. 1890s

    The settlement was called Potsdam from 1893, then renamed Stuart in the mid-1890s for Homer Hine Stuart Jr., who owned land here.

  5. 1914

    Stuart was incorporated.

  6. 1925

    Martin County was created, with Stuart as its county seat, and the city received its charter.

  7. 1937

    The Okeechobee Waterway was completed, joining the St. Lucie River to Lake Okeechobee through the St. Lucie Canal, built from 1916 to 1924, and on to the Gulf.

  8. 1961

    Harmon Elliott built the Elliott Museum on Hutchinson Island and gave it to the Historical Society; a new 48,000-square-foot museum opened in 2013.

  9. 1996

    The high-level US 1 Roosevelt Bridge was completed over the St. Lucie River, beside the drawbridges of 1934 and 1964.

Sources: City of Stuart, Historical Society of Martin County: House of Refuge, Elliott Museum, St. Lucie Inlet, Okeechobee Waterway, Stuart, Florida.

Buying or selling

Buying or Selling in Stuart

Buying

  • Association and club documents: the budget, reserves, leasing, pet and occupancy rules, and any planned assessments
  • For the older island condominium buildings: the milestone inspection, the reserve study and the insurance renewal
  • Flood zone, elevation certificate, and wind and flood insurance quotes before the inspection period ends
  • Dock and seawall permits, depth at the slip, and the bridges between the dock and the St. Lucie Inlet
  • Which taxing authority the address is in: the City of Stuart, unincorporated Martin County or the Town of Sewall’s Point
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Selling

  • A valuation built on sales in your community and building, not a Stuart average
  • The documents buyers will ask for, gathered before the listing goes live
  • Pricing against what is active and pending in your community today
  • Marketing through Douglas Elliman, BeachesMLS and the major listing sites
  • Coordination from contract to closing day with our transaction team
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Relocating

Moving Here From Out of State?

Our relocation guides start with the place you know. Each one pairs the neighborhoods you love back home with the towns here that feel the same, side by side, with what to see and where to start looking.

Work With Monika

Your Next Chapter Starts With a Conversation

Every move starts a new chapter: a first home, more room, a place on the water, a winter home that becomes year-round. That deserves more than a search bar.

So we start with a conversation. What should the next few years look like? What can you not give up? I listen, then shape the search around your answers, so you only see places that fit and know what each one costs to own.

From there, my team and I handle the details: visits around your schedule, documents read before you ask, questions answered the same day.

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Questions

Questions Buyers Ask About Stuart

Is a Stuart address inside the City of Stuart?

Often not. The City of Stuart covers downtown and the neighborhoods around it, including River House, Harborage, Kingswood, Vista Pines, Towne Park and The Preserve at Avonlea. All of Hutchinson Island, including Sailfish Point and Indian River Plantation, is unincorporated Martin County, and so are Mariner Sands, Willoughby, Miles Grant, Monterey and North River Shores. Sewall’s Point is its own town, and Palm City is unincorporated county. The jurisdiction sets the tax rate and the permit office, so we confirm it for the parcel.

What does a home in Stuart cost?

In the 12 months through October 2026, the median home in the City of Stuart MLS area sold for $405,000, about $253 per square foot, across 1,140 sales. The middle 80% sold between $140,000 and $915,000: inland condominiums at the entry point, established neighborhoods and newer communities in the middle, and river estates and Sailfish Point at the top. The live listings on this page show current asking prices.

How tall can buildings be in Stuart and Martin County?

Martin County’s Comprehensive Plan caps buildings at four stories and 40 feet, except as its land development rules provide. Inside the City of Stuart, the Urban Code sets three stories and 35 feet in the Urban Center, with a fourth story up to 45 feet when enough of the building is residential or hotel, and no four-story buildings in the Old Downtown District. That is why there are no high-rise towers here; the island condominiums are low and mid-rise.

What are the Lake Okeechobee discharges?

The St. Lucie Canal (C-44) connects Lake Okeechobee to the South Fork of the St. Lucie River. When the lake is high, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases lake water through the St. Lucie Lock (S-80), and large releases lower the salinity of the estuary. The Corps’ C-44 project adds a 3,400-acre reservoir and 6,300 acres of treatment wetlands to hold and clean local runoff. Release schedules are public, and we show buyers the history for the stretch of river they are looking at.

Can I keep a boat in Stuart?

Yes. Homes on the river, its forks and the Manatee Pocket have private docks, Sailfish Point and Harborage have marinas, and the St. Lucie Inlet is the way out to the ocean. The Army Corps dredges the inlet about every three years and the channel shifts between projects. Upriver docks pass the Roosevelt bridges, so we check bridge clearance against your boat. From Stuart the Okeechobee Waterway runs west across the state to the Gulf.

What should I know about flood insurance in Stuart?

Flood zones change from street to street, on Hutchinson Island and along the river most of all. We get the flood zone and an elevation certificate for the address and request wind and flood quotes during the inspection period, so the carrying cost is known before you close.

Can I rent out a home or condo in Stuart?

Rental rules are set by each community’s documents: the minimum lease, how many leases a year and whether the association approves tenants. Occupancy and age rules are set by each community’s recorded documents, and we confirm them for the specific home. We read the declaration before you count on rental income.

How far is Stuart from the airport?

Witham Field, Martin County’s general aviation airport, is about a mile from downtown. President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT) is about 45 minutes south on I-95 or the Turnpike, and Fort Lauderdale about 90 minutes depending on traffic.

Stuart homes · condos · clubs · docks

Let Us Take Care of the Details

Tell us the neighborhood, the building or the boat, and we will come back with the listings, the fees and the documents for it, then arrange the visits and coordinate every step to closing day.

Monika Phillips, Sales Associate, Douglas Elliman Real Estate

  • Visits arranged and attended with you
  • Association, club and flood documents read with you once you are under contract
  • Dock, depth, bridge and inlet checks for boat owners
  • One team from the first look to closing day