Pelican Reef on Hutchinson Island: A Buyer’s Guide Pelican Reef is a planned, gated enclave of six to-be-built oceanfront lots at 0 South Ocean Drive on Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, marketed individually or as a full development. You’re buying raw land with a rendering, not a finished home. Dock and slip approvals were […]
Overview of Jupiter vs. Vero Beach, Florida Jupiter and Vero Beach are both Atlantic-coast Florida towns about 60 miles apart, but they live very differently and they’re priced very differently. Jupiter’s median home value sits around $700,000 in 2026. Vero Beach runs in the low-to-mid $400,000s for the broad market, so your dollar stretches a […]
Moving From Atlanta to Vero Beach: The Big Questions Moving from Atlanta to Vero Beach won’t save you much on the house itself. Prices in both markets sit in a similar range. What you’re really trading is traffic and sprawl for water, quiet, and a town where everything is 15 minutes away. If your wish […]
Overview What airlines fly into Vero Beach? The number keeps growing. Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB) now has three commercial airlines: Breeze Airways, JetBlue, and American Airlines. Breeze flies to about eight Northeast and Mid-Atlantic cities, JetBlue connects Boston and New York JFK, and American runs a daily nonstop to Charlotte. For buyers coming from […]
Overview of how long it takes to close on a house Most financed purchases close in 30 to 45 days from accepted offer to keys. The 2026 national average for a conventional loan is sitting right around 42 days. Pay cash and you can close in 7 to 14 days. A real mortgage preapproval is […]
Golf Cart Friendly Neighborhoods in Vero Beach: Where Can You Legally Drive One? Golf carts are only legal on public streets in Vero Beach where the city has specifically designated them, and right now that means two zones: the streets around Riomar on the barrier island and the streets around Vero Beach Country Club on […]
Overview The best things to do in Vero Beach are mostly free or close to it, built around uncrowded beaches, a real downtown, and one of the best botanical gardens in the state. Skip the “tourist trap” worry. Vero never got the high-rise treatment, so the whole town still feels like Old Florida with good […]
Overview Moving to Vero Beach from Massachusetts is a popular option, and not just for retirees anymore. Massachusetts has fed Florida’s winter population for generations, and the new surtax has only sped up the flow of higher earners heading south. The “Taxachusetts” nickname is half outdated. For an ordinary wage earner, the flat 5 percent […]
Overview Connecticut sits in the same tri-state pipeline as New York and New Jersey, so a move to Vero Beach is a well-worn path, especially for Fairfield County families heading south. Connecticut is genuinely a high-tax state, so unlike a move from Ohio or Pennsylvania, the tax savings here are real and substantial, particularly on […]
Overview People moving to Vero Beach from Pennsylvania has been one of Florida’s biggest feeder moves for generations, so moving to Vero Beach puts you in good and familiar company. Pennsylvania already treats retirees well on income tax, so I am not going to pretend you get a big income-tax rescue by moving here. You […]