Tradition covers about 13 square miles west of I-95 with about 7,900 homes in ZIP code 34987, all zoned for Legacy High, which opened in 2025.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the City of Port St. Lucie’s neighborhood map, parcel layer and parks list, St. Lucie Public Schools’ school locator, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research) and © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Tradition is Planning Area 9 on the City of Port St. Lucie’s neighborhood map and, at about 12.9 square miles, the largest single neighborhood the city draws. It lies west of Interstate 95, and the city’s parcel layer counts about 7,900 homes there, almost all single-family houses, plus about 1,300 vacant residential lots. Every home is in ZIP code 34987.

What this means for you

  • High school: Legacy High, for every address we checked. State grade B for 2026, its first year.
  • Home value: $447,511 in ZIP code 34987 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
  • Nearest highway exit: I-95 exit 118 (Gatlin Boulevard and Tradition Parkway), about 1.4 miles by road from the middle of the area.

Part of our Port St. Lucie neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

On the city’s map, Tradition runs from Crosstown Parkway on the north to the city’s southern edge, crossed by Becker Road, with I-95 along its eastern side. Tradition Parkway comes in from the I-95 interchange, Village Parkway runs north to south through the whole area, and Community Boulevard and Becker Road carry traffic to the west. Lake Tradition and Tradition Square are in this area; see our home prices guide for a photo of the lake. Riverland and Wilson Groves, on their own page, lie to the west.

Schools

St. Lucie Public Schools’ locator shows a zoned high school for each address. For the 160 Tradition homes we checked, picked at random from the city’s parcel layer, every one was zoned for Legacy High, 14505 SW Crosstown Parkway. The district’s Legacy High site says the school opened for the 2025-26 year with grades 9 to 11 and adds its first senior class in 2026-27. Florida graded it B for 2026.

Elementary, K-8 and middle school places go through the district’s Student Assignment application. Check an exact address on the school locator, and see our schools guide for every school’s grade.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 34987 was $447,511 in August 2026, down 2.0% from $456,556 in August 2025. That is the highest of the city’s six ZIP codes. Zillow’s figure for Port St. Lucie as a whole was $384,593, down 1.3%. The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family houses and condos together, not a sale price. ZIP code 34987 also covers Riverland, most of Verano and land outside the city.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks list:

  • Stars & Stripes Park, 12441 SW Village Parkway, which the city describes as a new patriotic-themed park in Tradition.
  • Tradition Regional Park, 13120 SW Tradition Parkway, listed as coming soon: a 110-acre park the city says will have a BMX adaptive all-wheel track, sports fields, trails and event space.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • I-95: exit 118 (Gatlin Boulevard and Tradition Parkway), about 1.4 miles by road; exit 120 (Crosstown Parkway), about 3.8 miles.
  • Florida’s Turnpike: exit 142 (Port St. Lucie), about 6.5 miles.
  • City Hall (121 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd.): about 7.1 miles.
  • President Donald J. Trump International Airport (PBI), the former Palm Beach International: about 52 miles.

These are distances on the OpenStreetMap road network, measured with the OSRM routing engine from a home near the middle of Tradition, not drive times. The city’s Jobs Express Terminal, 2198 SW Gatlin Blvd., just east of the exit 118 interchange, has free parking and the Palm Tran express bus to West Palm Beach. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists Publix at 10400 SW Village Center Drive, about a mile by road from the middle of Tradition, and The Fresh Market at 10272 SW Meeting St., both near the town square. A second Publix is at 12407 SW Community Blvd. Off Gatlin Boulevard, east of I-95, are a Walmart Supercenter at 1850 SW Gatlin Blvd. and a Walgreens at 1954 SW Gatlin Blvd.

How we drew this area

This page follows the Tradition boundary (Planning Area 9) on the City of Port St. Lucie’s neighborhood map. Home counts and ZIP codes come from the city’s parcel layer on Oct. 10, 2026: parcels with a state land use code for a single-family house, condominium or apartment. New homes may still be listed as vacant lots until the parcel record is updated. A random sample of homes was checked against the district’s school locator. Store locations and road distances use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What high school is Tradition in Port St. Lucie zoned for?

Legacy High, 14505 SW Crosstown Parkway, for every Tradition address we checked on the district’s school locator. The school opened in August 2025 and earned a B in its first state grades, for 2026.

What ZIP code is Tradition in?

  1. The typical home value in 34987 was $447,511 in August 2026, the highest of Port St. Lucie’s six ZIP codes, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.

Is Tradition a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Tradition is the city’s largest neighborhood on its map, about 13 square miles with about 7,900 homes and about 1,300 more vacant residential lots. It is zoned for Legacy High, graded B for 2026, and the typical home value in 34987 was $447,511 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

What I-95 exit is Tradition?

Exit 118, Gatlin Boulevard and Tradition Parkway, about 1.4 miles by road from the middle of Tradition.