Reviews & Comments
Port St. Lucie, FL
Not a good place for a single retired person. -
7/16/2015I've lived in Port Saint Lucie for over two years. I came here after retiring from a key position in a large city law firm, and thought this would be a nice place to relax and enjoy my years of retirement. Rumors are that the city beaches had some kind of contaminated waters dumped on them and that they are not safe for swimming. There is a church practically in every corner, there are no community classes to attend and not much to do to stimulate your brain. The nearest opera is in Palm Beach, (there is a very small opera in Vero Beach) but it does not compares to the real thing. If you want to go to a classical concert, you better start driving 1 hour or more to West Palm Beach. The town dies when night falls. Unless you are fun of going to bars and having drinks, there is nothing more to do here. For a single older person this is not a place to stimulate your brain, and even for a couple may still be the same. If you would be happy to go to do some exercises at the Civic Center, or go Wednesdays and Sundays to church, while dying slowly of boredom and inertia, this is the place for you. I honestly cant understand why would anybody with two inches of brain would love it here.
Port St. Lucie, FL
re: The worst place I ever lived - 10/4/2013 -
7/16/2015Well, I have lived in Port Saint Lucie for two years now. I came here right after my retirement thinking it would be a nice place to relax. Two years later I can't wait to get out of this city. The most boring, non mentally-challenging place I've ever been! If you are a professional, this city could make you age really fast. For instance, there are no community educational schools to go and learn something new. It is a proven fact that older people need to learn new things in order to prevent memory problems, well this is certainly not the place to be exercising your brain. I much rather deal with traffic, crowds and all the different things in a big city than to live and die in boredom. If you have a decent IQ please do not move to PSL, and above all do not buy a home. Rent for a couple of years and decide if this is the place for you.