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From Laurel Kelly, Martin County Property Appraiser:
Number of:
• Properties – 91,075
• residential condominium units – 14,163
• single family homes – 44,146
• houses less than five years old – 6,310
• houses built before 1940 - 594
• properties with homestead exemption – 43,593
• swimming pools – 16,547
• golf courses – 34
• properties that sold in 2006 – 4,503
• acres used for growing citrus – 57,326
• Low Income Seniors – 2,051
• Highest price paid for a single family home in 2006 - $32,400,000
• Median price for single family home in 2006 - $349,700 (up from 315)
• Highest price paid for a residential condominium in 2006 -
$2,800,000
• Median price for residential condominium in 2005 - $179,000 (was 180)
• Number of million dollar homes
– 943 in 2002
– 1,132 in 2003
– 1,478 in 2004
– 1,905 in 2005
– 2,413 in 2006
– 156% increase in 4 years; 27% increase from 2005 to 2006
• Changes in home features (1975 to 2005) 1975 2005
1. Average Square feet 1,645 2,434
2. % of homes built with one story 65% 44%
3. % of homes built with 2 stories 23% 55%
4. % of homes with 1.5 baths or less 41% 4%
• Top four taxpayers
1. Florida Power & Light Company ($1,274,000,000; includes
additional $320 million expansion of combined cycle plant in 2006)
2. Indiantown Cogeneration, LP ($292,431,592)
3. Treasure Coast Mall ($81,678,535)
4. Bell South Telecommunications Inc. ($43,966,000)
• Most unusual agricultural uses – Ratite (flightless birds; ostrich, emu)
• Hurricane Damage 2005 2006
• Number of single family homes 14,656 6,282
• Amount of damage to single family $244 mil $113 mil
• Number of residential condominiums 8,350 1,819
• Amount of damage to condos $47 mil $14 mil |
