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Palm Valley is a small city of 19,796 people in St. Johns County, Florida. It's about 19 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 65°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $691k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,796people
$691kTypical home
$1,856/moRent
90° / 65°Summer / winter
0"Snow
257Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,796
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,623 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 19 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $691k (≈$4,356/mo)
- Median rent $1,856/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 65°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 257 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 108 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 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 51
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to UST airport
- 27 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 262 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 960 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 278 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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