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Butler Beach is a small town of 4,610 people in St. Johns County, Florida. It's about 44 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 68°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $493k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,610people
$493kTypical home
$1,743/moRent
91° / 68°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,610
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,812 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 44 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $493k (≈$3,109/mo)
- Median rent $1,743/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 68°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 263 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 102 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (374 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 8% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to UST airport
- 54 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation -161 ft
- Right on the coast
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 289 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 327 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Johns County: R+31 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk