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Living in St. Augustine Beach, FL

St. Augustine Beach is a big small town of 6,860 people in St. Johns County, Florida. It's about 41 miles from Jacksonville, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $634k and rent runs about $2k a month.

6,860people
$634kTypical home
$1,807/moRent
91° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
263Sunny days
118Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 6,860
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 3,222 people per sq mi
  • 41 mi to Jacksonville, FL
  • 41 mi to Jacksonville, FL
  • 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $634k (≈$4,001/mo)
  • Median rent $1,807/mo
  • Median household income $101k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 91°F
  • Winter highs around 67°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
  • 118 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 56
  • 18% of households have kids
  • 29% are 65 or older
  • 56% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 25 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 9 mi to UST airport
  • 51 mi to JAX (major hub)
  • 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 55% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1987
  • 93% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 20 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 33 mi to a big lake
  • 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 286 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 2 mi to the nearest campground
  • 24 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 344 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 24 bars within 25 mi
  • 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
  • 33 museums within 25 mi
  • 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 34 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 3% of Florida districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 5 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 12 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

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