Cascades At St Lucie West Homes for Sale

Cascades At St Lucie West is an age-restricted 55+ community in Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida, governed under the Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA). Homes are priced from $300,000 to $564,900. At least one resident per home must be 55 or older. Pure Equity lists homes in Cascades At St Lucie West and represents buyers. Commission is negotiable, and what we are paid is agreed with you in writing before you commit to anything.

Pure Equity Realty covers Cascades At St Lucie West and the Port St. Lucie area. We list for 1%, which includes photography, MLS syndication, and negotiation support. Buyers pay nothing for representation. For current market data, see Florida Realtors' market statistics.

Our MLS feed shows 14 Cascades At St Lucie West Port St. Lucie homes for sale as of October 2026. The median asking price is $349,000. Asking prices run from $300,000 to $565,000.

That is 18% below the Port St. Lucie median of $426,000. On a per-foot basis, homes here ask about $207 per square foot, compared with $228 across Port St. Lucie. So the median price buys roughly 1,700 square feet of living area.

Listings here have averaged 63 days on the market. That is faster than the Port St. Lucie average of 104 days. As a result, buyers here should be ready to write an offer soon after a showing.

Homes listed in Cascades At St Lucie West date from 2001 to 2002. That puts them between 24 and 25 years old.

The range straddles 2002, when Florida adopted its statewide building code. Therefore two similar-looking homes here can carry very different insurance premiums. Ask for the wind mitigation report on any home you consider, since it drives much of that difference.

Cascades At St Lucie West is a gated community. Therefore, expect to register visitors and contractors with the gate before each visit.

Cascades At St Lucie West includes waterfront homes. Waterfront lots in South Florida often sit in FEMA special flood hazard areas, where lenders require flood insurance. Before you commit, look up the address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and ask the seller for an elevation certificate.

Rentals in Cascades At St Lucie West have a median asking rent of $3,200 per month, across 3 active rental listings. For comparison, the Port St. Lucie median is $2,670, so rents here run 20% higher.

For investors, those medians imply a gross yield near 11.0% a year. However, that figure comes before HOA dues, property tax, insurance and vacancy. Also check the association documents first, because many Florida HOAs cap leases or set minimum terms.

You can browse current Port St. Lucie rentals or ask us for a rent estimate on a specific Cascades At St Lucie West home.

Here is what the median Cascades At St Lucie West price means in Florida closing terms. At $349,000, a 20% down payment comes to about $70,000, leaving a loan near $280,000.

Florida then taxes that loan twice. First, documentary stamp tax on the note runs 35 cents per $100, or about $978. Next, the intangible tax of 0.2% adds about $559. Buyers normally pay both at closing.

On the seller side, Florida deed stamps cost 70 cents per $100 of price. At the Cascades At St Lucie West median, that is about $2,446.

Finally, owner-occupants should file for the Florida homestead exemption by March 1. It removes up to $50,000 of assessed value. After that, Save Our Homes caps yearly assessment increases at 3% or inflation, whichever is lower. To see what these numbers mean for your budget, get pre-approved before you tour.

Recent Cascades At St Lucie West listings show assignments to Windmill Point (elementary), Manatee Academy K-8 (middle) and Fort Pierce Central (high). However, boundaries can change each year, so confirm the assignment for a specific address with St. Lucie Public Schools.