Living in North River Shores, Florida
North River Shores is an unincorporated community in Martin County, with about 3,633 people.1 It feels suburban, at 2,870 people per square mile.1,3
Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.
Unincorporated: there's no city government; Martin County provides roads, zoning and law enforcement.
Nearest 24-hour emergency room
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital, in Stuart, about 3 miles away.2
Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.
Life in Southeast Florida
Florida's big-city coast.
Hazards: Hurricanes. Andrew came ashore near Homestead on August 24, 1992, as a Category 5, destroyed about 63,000 homes in Florida and led to the statewide building code.4
Visitor information
Martin County's official tourism office: Discover Martin County.5 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.
Read the free Southeast Florida preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.
The full North River Shores town card
Choosing Your Place has the complete card for North River Shores and 779 other places:
- How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of Southeast Florida
- Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
- The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
- The full region profile, side-by-side compare and the monthly-cost calculator
Other places in Martin County
- Palm City · 26,371 people · home value $563,400
- Stuart · 18,520 people · home value $329,400
- Hobe Sound · 13,817 people · home value $394,700
- Jensen Beach · 12,531 people · home value $411,700
- Port Salerno · 11,184 people · home value $352,600
- Indiantown · 6,695 people · home value $204,900
- Sewall's Point · 1,938 people · home value $1,502,200
- Rio · 1,232 people · home value $303,800
"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for North River Shores as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls North River Shores can be larger.
Notes
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
- CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
- Hurricane Andrew (Wikipedia)
- County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05