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Fruit Cove is a small city of 35,877 people in St. Johns County, Florida. It's about 17 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $484k and rent runs about $2k a month.
35,877people
$484kTypical home
$2,336/moRent
91° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,877
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,226 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 17 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $484k (≈$3,052/mo)
- Median rent $2,336/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (374 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 44% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to UST airport
- 28 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 270 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,018 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 299 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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